Hired armed cutter Brave

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Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Great Britain
NameBrave
Commissioned29 August 1798
FateSunk in collision 22 April 1799
General characteristics [1]
Type Cutter
Tons burthen13663⁄94 bm
Armament2 × 4-pounder guns + 10 × 12-pounder carronades

His Majesty's Hired armed cutter Brave served the British Royal Navy from 29 August 1798 until 22 April 1799, when the transport Eclipse ran her down off Beachy Head. [1] Brave is sometimes described as a lugger and sometimes as a cutter.

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During her brief service with the Royal Navy Brave′s captain was Lieutenant Gardiner Henry Guion [2] (or John Guion or Guyon or Gunion). On 21 January 1799 Brave captured Jemmy Nosten. [3] Then on 3 March Brave, together with the hired armed cutter Lord Nelson, captured Baron Von Hopkin and Sverige Lycka. [3]

On 22 April [4] [5] [6] [lower-alpha 1] while Brave was escorting a convoy through the English Channel, the transport Eclipse ran her down and sank her. [7] Brave's crew was saved. [8]

On 13 September 1804 prize money for Baron Von Hopkin and Sverige Lycka was paid. [3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Winfield gives 22 May 1798 as the date of the collision and sinking. [1]

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 Winfield (2008), p. 389.
  2. ↑ Clowes (1897-1903), Vol. 4, p.550
  3. 1 2 3 "No. 15732". The London Gazette . 28 August 1804. pp. 1072–1073.
  4. ↑ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (3067). 30 April 1799.
  5. ↑ "Naval Journal". Portsmouth Telegraph or Mottley's Naval and Military Journal. No. 13. 6 January 1800.
  6. ↑ Gosset (1986), p. 21.
  7. ↑ Hepper (1994), p. 91.
  8. ↑ Lloyd's List, - accessed 11 January 2014

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