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SYLPH
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Built in 1795, Deptford.
Broken up in 1811. |
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- 1798 J. C. WHITE, 09/1795, cruising in Channel.
He took the French LA FOUINE (8), near Brest on 17 November 1798.
On 18 December 1799 FISGARD, ETHALION and SYLPH, who were keeping watch on the French fleet in Brest, were all blown off the coast by a severe gale.
ETHALION was the first to return to her station and was wrecked on the Penmarch Rocks on Christmas Eve. - 150 officers and crew of the frigate were rescued by boats from DANAE, SYLPH and the NIMROD cutter.
SYLPH took the survivors into Plymouth on the 26th. - 1800 Charles DASHWOOD, 09/1799, Plymouth.
He recaptured the POLLY, Capt. Thompson, which had been taken by the French privateer BELLONE of 22 guns and 130 men while on passage from Lisbon to Liverpool.
POLLY was part of a convoy escorted by a Portuguese 44-gun frigate which had allowed the privateer to capture five vessels worth 10,000 each from the middle of the convoy. - SYLPH engaged a large unknown ship, assumed to be a French or Spanish privateer, off Santander on 31 July 1801 but she had to retire after 80 minutes with 1 killed and 9 wounded.
SYLPH received 58 shot in her hull 122 shot through her fore and aft mainsail and was making a foot and a half of water in an hour.
During the night SYLPH repaired some of the damage, bore up for the Channel Fleet and was ordered into Plymouth where she was arrived on 14 August. - 1803 W. GOATE, Arrived Portsmouth from Chatham 27 March 1803.
During the night of 17 December 1804 SYLPH, THISBE and NIOBE had to cut away their masts to save themselves from destruction during a gale at Guernsey.
On 29 July William MAY, carpenter was tried by court martial for desertion and was sentenced to be dismissed from his office of carpenter. - 1806 Out of commission at Portsmouth.
(W. BRYANT, Purser)
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