ALBION
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- 1803 Lieut. Mayson WRIGHT, Portsmouth. She was employed in raising men but, on the afternoon of 24 June 1803, she gave chase to a cutter in the Channel and brought her to close action at 5 o'clock.
Just over an hour later the enemy struck her flag and proved to be the French privateer MARENGO of four carriage guns and commanded by John Sieur Granger. A new vessel, two days out of Cherbourg, she had made no captures. She had "Fly of Cowes" painted across her stern. ALBION had no casualties but received a few shot in the hull and had one gun dismounted. MARENGO had three men wounded. The prize was taken into Portsmouth. - 1808 Alex. WATSON, Master, Jersey.
- 1811 Ditto, Downs.
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