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HMS Polecat (1782)

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History
Royal Navy EnsignUK
NameHMS Polecat
NamesakePolecat
Acquired1782 by purchase
Captured1782
General characteristics
TypeShip-sloop
PropulsionSails
Armament14 guns

HMS Polecat was the merchant brig Navarre, which the British purchased at Boston in 1782 for £1097 3s 5d and converted to a 14-gun brig-sloop. She was initially under the command of Lieutenant Edmund Nagle,[1] but Lieutenant the Honourable Patrick Napier succeeded him.[2][3] Two French frigates chased her off the coast of Virginia on 31 July 1782; Émeraude effected the actual capture.[4] Her subsequent disposition is unknown.[5]

Citations and references

Citations

  1. ^ Marshall (1823), Vol. 1, p.277.
  2. ^ Winfield (2007).
  3. ^ Clowes et al. (1897-1903), Vol. 4, p. 112.
  4. ^ Hepper (1994), p.68.
  5. ^ Demerliac (1996), p. 150, #1281.

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.
  • Clowes, W. Laird, et al. (1897-1903) The royal navy: a history from the earliest times to the present. (Boston: Little, Brown and Co.; London : S. Low, Marston and Co.).
  • Demerliac, Alain (1996) La Marine De Louis XVI: Nomenclature Des Navires Français De 1774 À 1792. (Nice: Éditions OMEGA). ISBN 2-906381-23-3
  • Hepper, David J. (1994). British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650-1859. Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot. ISBN 0-948864-30-3.
  • Marshall, John (1823-1835) Royal naval biography, or, Memoirs of the services of all the flag-officers, superannuated rear-admirals, retired-captains, post-captains, and commanders, whose names appeared on the Admiralty list of sea officers at the commencement of the present year 1823, or who have since been promoted ... (London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown).
  • Winfield, Rif (2007) British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714-1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. (Seaforth). ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.