HMS Espiegle
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Espiegle
- HMS Espiegle was a 16-gun French brig-sloop, launched at Bayonne in 1788. Nymphe and Circe captured her off Ushant on 30 November 1793.[1] She was sold in 1802.[2][3]
- HMS Espiegle was a French 12-gun aviso launched in 1793 at Saint-Malo. Iphigenia captured her in the Antilles on 16 March 1794.[Note 1] She was commissioned under Lieutenant John Fishley. The Navy sold her in 1800.[8]
- HMS Espiegle was a 16-gun sloop, formerly the civilian vessel Wembury. The Admiralty purchased her in 1804 and sold her in 1811 for breaking up.
- HMS Espiegle was an 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop launched in 1812 and sold in 1832.
- HMS Espiegle was a 12-gun brig launched in 1844 and sold in 1861.
- HMS Espiegle was a Doterel-class composite screw sloop launched in 1880. She became a boom vessel in 1899, was renamed HMS Argo in 1904 and was sold in 1921.
- HMS Espiegle was a Cadmus-class sloop launched in 1900 and sold in 1923.
- HMS Espiegle was an Algerine-class minesweeper launched in 1942 and broken up in 1967.
An Espiegle (gun-boat) served in the navy's Egyptian campaign between 8 March and 2 September 1801. Her officers and crew qualified for the clasp "Egypt" to the Naval General Service Medal, which the Admiralty issued in 1847 to all surviving claimants.[9]
Footnotes
- Notes
- Citations
- ^ "No. 13601". The London Gazette. 7 December 1793.
- ^ Winfield (2008), p.283.
- ^ "NMM, vessel ID 366391" (PDF). Warship Histories, vol i. National Maritime Museum. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ Demerliac (1996), p.83, #544.
- ^ Winfield (2008), p.336.
- ^ "NMM, vessel ID 366392" (PDF). Warship Histories, vol i. National Maritime Museum. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "NMM, vessel ID 369032" (PDF). Warship Histories, vol i. National Maritime Museum. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ a b Winfield & Roberts (2015), p. 206.
- ^ "No. 21077". The London Gazette. 15 March 1850.
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Demerliac, Alain (1996) La Marine De Louis XVI: Nomenclature Des Navires Français De 1774 À 1792. (Nice: Éditions OMEGA). ISBN 2-906381-23-3
- Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 1-86176-246-1.
- Winfield, Rif & Stephen S Roberts (2015) French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786 - 1861: Design Construction, Careers and Fates. (Seaforth Publishing). ISBN 9781848322042
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