Jump to content

Hired armed cutter Brave

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Acad Ronin (talk | contribs) at 09:36, 8 May 2016 (→References). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Brave.
History
NameBrave
Commissioned29 August 1798
FateSunk, 22 May 1799
General characteristics [1]
TypeCutter
Tons burthen136 63⁄94 tons bm
Armament

The Hired armed cutter Brave served the Royal Navy from 29 August 1798 until 22 May 1799 when the transport Eclipse ran her down off Beachy Head.[1] Brave is sometimes described as a lugger and sometimes as a cutter.

During her brief service with the Royal Navy her captain was Lieutenant Gardiner Henry Guion[2] (or John Guion or Guyon or Gunion). On 21 January 1799 Brave captured the 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] or 22 May,[1] while Brave was escorting a convoy through the Channel, the transport Eclipse ran her down.[5] Brave's crew was saved.[6]

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

Citations and references

Citations
  1. ^ a b c Winfield (2008), p. 389.
  2. ^ Clowes (1897-1903), Vol. 4, p.550,[1]
  3. ^ a b c "No. 15732". The London Gazette. 28 August 1804.
  4. ^ Gossett (1986), p.21.
  5. ^ Hepper (1994), p.91.
  6. ^ Lloyd's List,[2] - accessed 11 January 2014
References
  • 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.).
  • Gossett, William Patrick (1986) The lost ships of the Royal Navy, 1793-1900. (London: Mansell). ISBN 0-7201-1816-6
  • Hepper, David J. (1994) British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650-1859. (Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot). ISBN 0-948864-30-3
  • Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 1-86176-246-1.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hired_armed_cutter_Brave&oldid=719217496"