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ABERCROMBIE (74)The French LE D'HAUTPOUL, taken by POMPEE, CASTOR and RECRUIT off Puerto Rico on 17 April 1809.
Sold in 1817.

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ABERGAVENNY (54)An East Indiaman purchased in 1795.
Sold in 1807.

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ABOUKIR (74)The French L'AQUILON taken on 1 August 1798 at the Nile by Rear Admiral Sir H. NELSON.
Broken up in 1802.

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ABOUKIR (74)Built in 1807, Frindsbury.
Hospital ship in 1824.

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ABUNDANCE StoreshipBuilt in 1799, Buckler's Hard. 18, 20, 16, the number of guns varied.
Sold in 1823.

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ACASTA (48)Built in 1797, Rotherhithe.
Broken up in 1821.

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ACHATES (10)Built in 1808, Rotherhithe (Cherokee class).
Wrecked in 1810.

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ACHATES (16)Taken by SURVEILLANTE (38) off Ushant 30 October 1809 as MILAN.
Sold in 1815.

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ACHERON (8)BombPurchased in 1803.
Taken in 1805.

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ACHILLE (8)Taken from the French in 1744.
Captured by the Spanish on 14 Nov. 1745.

ACHILLE (74)A French vessel taken at the Glorious 1 June 1794.
Broken up in 1796.

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ACHILLE (74)Built in 1798, Gravesend.
Sold in 1865.

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ACHILLES (8)SchoonerPurchased in 1745.
Captured by the Spanish in 1748.

ACHILLES (60)Built in 1757, Harwich.
Hulk 1780.
Sold in 1784.

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ACORN (18)Built in 1808, Bideford.
Broken up in 1819.

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ACORN (16)Built in 1838, Devonport.
Hulk in 1861.

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ACRISS Armed cutterArmed cutter used as a packet between Yarmouth and Stade.

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ACTAEON (28)Built in 1757, Chatham Dockyard.
Sold in 1766.

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ACTAEON (28)Built in 1757, Chatham (built of fir).
Sold in 1766.

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ACTAEON (28)6th rateBuilt in 1775, Woolwich Dockyard.
Burnt in 1776.

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ACTAEON (44)Built in 1778, Rotherhithe.
Sold in 1802.

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ACTAEON (44)5th rateBuilt in 1778, Randall, Rotherhithe.
Harbour service in 1782.
Sold in 1802.

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ACTAEON (26)Built in 1831, Portsmouth.
Survey in 1856.

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ACTEON (16)Taken from the French by EGYPTIENNE off Rochefort on 3 Oct. 1805.
Broken up in 1816.

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ACTIF (10)Gun-brig Taken from the French by Capt. SINCLAIR in IPHEGENIA on 16 March 1794 in the West Indies.
Lost in 1794.

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ACTIVE (28)Built in 1758, Deptford.
Taken in 1778.

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ACTIVE (28)Built in 1758, Deptford.
Captured in 1778.

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ACTIVE (14)Brig-sloopPurchased in 1776.
Taken in 1780.

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ACTIVE (12)CutterTaken in 1779.

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ACTIVE (32)5th rateBuilt in 1780, Raymond, Northam.
Wrecked in the St. Lawrence in 1796.

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ACTIVE (12)Hired cutterNo details.

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ACTIVE (38)Built in 1799, Chatham.
Hospital ship 1826.

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ACTIVE (8)SchoonerNo details.

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ACTIVE (6)Hired tenderNo details.

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ACTIVE (8)Hired cutterNo details.

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ACUTE (12)Gunboat No. 6Built in 1797, Rotherhithe.
Sold in 1802.

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ACUTE (14)Gun-brig Built in 1804, Newcastle.
Harbour Service in 1813.
Broken up in 1864.

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ADAMANT (50)4th rateBuilt in 1780, Liverpool.
Hospital ship in 1809.
Broken up in 1814.

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ADDER Built in 1797, Deptford.
Broken up in 1805.

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ADDER (12)Gun-brig Built in 1806, Topsham.
Taken in 1806.

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ADDER Gun-brig Built in 1813, Topsham.
Coast Guard in 1826.
Lost in 1832.

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ADELPHI (18)Hired shipNo details.

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ADMIRAL DE VRIES (68)Armed en fluteTaken at Camperdown by Ad. DUNCAN's fleet on 11 October 1797.
Armed en flute.
Sold in 1806.

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ADMIRAL GARDNER Hired gunboatNo details.

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ADMIRAL MITCHELL (12)Hired cutterHired cutter, armed with twelve 12-pounders and with a complement of about 35 men.

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ADMIRAL PAISLEY see SIR THOMAS PAISLEY
ADMIRAL PASLEY (16)Hired armed brigNo details.

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ADMIRAL RAINIER (16)Taken at the arsenal of Onrust in Java by DAEDALUS, CENTURION, BRAAVE and SIBYLLE on 23 August 1800.

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ADMIRAL WITSHED Hired tenderNo details.

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ADRIAN (8)Hired cutterNo details.

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ADVENTURE (32)Built in 1646, Woolwich.
Rebuilt as (44) in 1691, Chatham.
Captured in 1709.

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ADVENTURE (40)Built in 1709, Sheerness.
Rebuilt in 1728, Portsmouth.
Broken up in 1741.

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ADVENTURE 4th rateBuilt in 1741, Blaydes, Hull.
32-gun in 1758.
Sold in 1770.

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ADVENTURE (6)BrigNo details known except that she was armed with six 3-pounders.

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ADVENTURE Hired armed shipNo details.

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ADVENTURE (12)CutterPurchased in 1763.
Sold in 1768.

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ADVENTURE (10)Discovery vessel Purchased in 1771 as RAYLEIGH ex MARQUIS OF ROCKINGHAM, renamed one month later. A Whitby-built collier.
Sold in 1783.

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ADVENTURE (44)Built in 1784, Blackwall.
Broken up in 1816.

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ADVENTURE (6)Survey sloopBuilt in 1809, Lynn as the transport, AID.
Renamed ADVENTURE in 1821.
Sold in 1853.

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ADVICE (48)Built in 1650, Pett, Woodbridge.
Rebuilt in 1698, Woolwich.
Captured in 1711.

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ADVICE (50)4th rateBuilt in 1712, Deptford.
Sold as MILFORD on 11 May 1749.

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ADVICE (50)4th rateBuilt in 1745, Rowcliffe, Southampton.
Broken up in 1756.

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ADVICE (14)CutterPurchased in 1779.
Wrecked in the Bay of Honduras in 1793.

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ADVICE (4)CutterBuilt in 1796, Itchin Ferry.
ADVICE PRIZE (18)Taken from the French on 19 June 1704.
Sold on 10 April 1712.

AEOLUS (32)Built in 1758, Deptford. 0ne of the first batch of "proper" frigates in the Royal Navy. Constructed to carry her guns on a single deck.
Broken up in 1801.

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AEOLUS (32)Built in 1801, Deptford.
Broken up in 1817.

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AETNA (8)FireshipPurchased in 1739.
Sold on 23 Oct. 1746.

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AETNA (8)Sloop, ex-fireshipPurchased in 1756.
Sold in 1763.

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AETNA (8)BombBuilt in 1776, Rotherhithe.
Broken up in 1784.

AETNA (8)BombPurchased in 1803.
Sold in 1816.

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AETNA (6)Built in 1824, Chatham.
Sold in 1846.

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AFRICA (40)Hired ship of war1694-1696.

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AFRICA (64)Built in 1761, Perry, Blackwall. Launched on 1 August 1761.
Sold in 1774.

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AFRICA (64)3rd rateBuilt in 1781, Barnard, Deptford.
Harbour Service in 1798.
Broken up at Portsmouth in 1814.

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AFRICAINE (38)She was mounting 48 guns. Taken by Capt. Robert BARLOW in PHOEBE in the Mediterranean on 19 February 1801.
Broken up in 1816.

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AGAMEMNON (64)3rd rateBuilt in 1781, Buckler's Hard.
Wrecked in the River Plate in 1809.

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AGGRESSOR (14)Gun-brig Built in 1801, Blackwall.
Sold in 1815.

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AGINCOURT (64)Built in 1796, Blackwall. She was laid down as an East Indiaman and purchased by the Admiralty on the stocks.
Sold in 1814.

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AGLAIA (18)A French privateer taken in 1782.
Sold in 1783.

AID see ADVENTURE
AIGLE (38)The French L'AIGLE captured in 1782.
Wrecked in 1798.

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AIGLE (36)Built in 1801, Buckler's Hard.
Hulk in 1853.

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AIMABLE (32)5th rateThe French L'AIMABLE taken on 19 April 1782 by Lord HOOD in the Mona Passage in the West Indies.
Broken up in 1814.

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AIMWELL (14)GunvesselBuilt in 1794, Blackwall.
Broken up in 1811.

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AJAX (74)Built in 1764, Portsmouth.
Sold in 1785.

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AJAX (74)Built in 1767, Portsmouth.
Sold in 1785.

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AJAX (74)Built in 1798, Rotherhithe.
Burnt in 1807.

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AJAX (74)Built in 1809, Blackwall.
Screw ship in 1846.
Broken up in 1864.

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ALACRITY (18)Built in 1806, Newcastle (Cruizer class).
Taken in 1811.

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ALACRITY (10)Built in 1818, Deptford (Cherokee class).
Sold in 1835.

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ALARM (32)Built in 1758, Harwich.
Broken up in 1812.

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ALARM (32)5th rateBuilt in 1758, Harwich.
Broken up in 1812.

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ALARM (4)CutterPurchased in 1763.
Sold in 1780.

ALARM GalleyPurchased in 1777.
Lost in 1778.

ALARM Other vessels named ALARM.

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ALARM (8)Hired luggerNo details.

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ALARM (28)Built in 1845, Sheerness.
Sold in 1904.

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ALBACORE (16)The American privateer ROYAL LOUIS taken in 1781 by NYMPHE and AMPHION.
Sold in 1784.

ALBACORE (16)SloopAn American privateer taken by NYMPHE and AMPHION in 1781.
Sold in 1784.

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ALBACORE (18)Built in 1793, Rotherhithe.
Sold in 1802.

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ALBACORE Built in 1804, Bristol.
Sold in 1815.

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ALBACORE SchoonerBuilt in 1828, Bermuda.
Sold in 1832.

ALBAN (10)CutterBuilt in 1806, Bermuda.
Lost in 1812.

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ALBAN (14)The American privateer schooner WILLIAM BAYARD taken by WARSPITE on 12 March 1813.
Broken up in 1822.

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ALBANAISE (14)KetchTaken from the French off Cape Feno by PHOENIX on 3 June 1800. Restored to French same year.

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ALBANY (16)Built in 1744, Gosport as TAVISTOCK.
Renamed ALBANY on 20 August 1747.
Broken up in 1768.

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ALBANY (14)Built in 1745, Gosport.
Taken in 1746.

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ALBANY (14)SloopBuilt in 1747, Hull, as TAVISTOCK.
Renamed in Aug. 1747.
Sold in 1763.

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ALBANY (14)The American RITTENHOUSE purchased in 1776.
Broken up in 1780.

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ALBATROSS Built in 1795, Rochester.
Sold in 1807.

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ALBATROSS SchoonerPurchased in 1826.
Sold in 1833.

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ALBATROSS (16)Built in 1842, Portsmouth.
Broken up in 1860.

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ALBEMARLE (90)2nd rateBuilt in 1680, Harwich.
Broken up in 1749.

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ALBEMARLE (28)5th rateThe French LA MENAGERE taken in December 1779.
Sold in 1784.

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ALBICORE see ALBACORE
ALBION (74)3rd rateBuilt in 1763, Deptford DY.
Wrecked in 1797.

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ALBION (22)Hired from 1793 to 1794.
Purchased in 1798.
Sold in 1803.

ALBION (74)Built in 1802, Blackwall.
Broken up in 1836.

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ALBION (6)Hired cutterNo details.

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ALBION (90)Built in 1842, Plymouth.
Sold in 1884.

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ALCESTE (32)Built in 1793, taken from the French at Toulon.
Retaken in 1794.
Taken again 1799.
Sold in 1802.

ALCESTE (38)The French LA MINERVE, one of four frigates taken by Sir Sam. HOOD's squadron off Rochefort on 25 September 1806.
Wrecked in 1817.

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ALCIDE (64)3rd rateTaken from the French in 1755.
Sold in 1772.

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ALCIDE (74)3rd rateBuilt in 1779, Deptford.
Broken up in 1817.

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ALCMENE (32)5th rateTaken from the French in the W. Indies in 1779.
Sold in 1784.

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ALCMENE (32)Built in 1794, Harwich.
Wrecked in 1809.

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ALCMENE (38)The French LA TOPAZE taken on 22 January 1809 by CLEOPATRA, JASON and HAZARD off Guadaloupe. first named JEWEL and then ALCMENE.
Broken up in 1816.

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ALDBOROUGH (20)Built in 1706, Blackwall.
Rebuilt in 1727.
Broken up in 1743.

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ALDBOROUGH (24)Built in 1743, Liverpool.
Sold in 1749.

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ALDBOROUGH (20)Built in 1756, Blackwall.
Broken up in 1771.

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ALDERNEY (8)BombBuilt in 1735, Woolwich DY.
Hulk in 1741.

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ALDERNEY (24)Built in 1743, Reed of Hull.
Sold in 1749.

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ALDERNEY (12)SloopBuilt in 1757, Saltash.
Sold in 1783.

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ALECTO (12)FireshipBuilt in 1781, Dover.
Sold in 1802.

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ALERT (10)CutterBuilt in 1777, Dover.
Taken in 1778.

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ALERT (10)Built in 1778, Dover.
Taken in 1780.

ALERT (14)SloopBuilt in 1779, Dover.
Sold in 1792.

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ALERT (4)Purchased in 1790.
Broken up in 1799.

ALERT (16)Built in 1793, Rotherhithe.
Taken in 1794.

ALERT Purchased in 1804, ex Newcastle collier OXFORD and armed with fourteen 18-pounder carronades and two long sixes. She had a complement of 86 officers, men and boys. Taken 1812.

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ALERT (4)Hired cutterNo details.

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ALERT (18)Built in 1813, Northfleet (Cruizer class).
Broken up in 1832.

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ALERT (8)Built in 1835, Rotherhithe.
Broken up in 1851.

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ALEXANDER (74)3rd rateBuilt in 1778, Deptford DY.
Broken up in 1819.

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ALEXANDER (6)SchoonerPurchased in 1796.

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ALEXANDER Hired brigNo details.

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ALEXANDRIA (38)The French LA REGENEREE. One of six vessels taken at the capitulation of Alexandria on 2 September 1801; three were retained and three handed to Turkey.
Broken up in 1804.

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ALEXANDRIA (32)Built in 1806, Portsmouth (built of fir).
Broken up in 1818.

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ALFRED (74)3rd rateBuilt in 1778, Chatham DY. Broken up in 1814.

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ALGERINE (10)SchoonerThe French LE PIERRE CZAR taken in 1808. First renamed TIGRESS then, in 1810, ALGERINE.
Lost in 1813.

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ALGERINE (10)Built in 1823, Deptford (Cherokee class).
Lost in 1826.

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ALGERINE BrigBuilt in 1829, Chatham (Cherokee class).
Sold in 1844.

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ALKMAAR (56)Taken by Ad. DUNCAN at Camperdown on 11 October 1797.
Sold in 1815.

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ALLEGIANCE (14)SloopThe KING GEORGE taken from the American in 1779.
Taken by the French in 1782.

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ALLIANCE (20)The Dutch ALLIANTE taken by Capt. YORKE in STAG off the coast of Norway on 22 August 1795.
Sold in 1802.

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ALLIGATOR (28)Built in 1787, Sandgate.
Sold in 1814.

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ALLIGATOR (28)Built in 1821, Cochin.
Hospital ship in 1846.

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ALONZO (16)Purchased in 1801.
Harbour service in 1817.
Sunk in 1842.

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ALPHEA (10)SchoonerBuilt in 1806, Bermuda.
Lost in 1813.

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ALPHEUS (36)Built in 1814, Thames.
Sold in 1817.

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AMARANTHE (14)Taken on 31 December 1796 by Capt. Sir R. J. STRACHEN in DIAMOND (38) off Alderney.
Lost in 1799.

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AMARANTHE (28)The Dutch VENUS taken by Vice Ad. MITCHELL in Nieuwe Diep, Texel on 28 August 1799.
Broken up in 1804.

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AMARANTHE (18)Built in 1804, Deptford (Cruizer class).
Sold 1815

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AMAZON (26)5th rateThe French LA PANTHERE taken by Vice Ad. MARTIN in the Channel on 26 March 1745 (Clowes says she was French LA SUBTILE taken by PORTLAND 19 Nov. 1746).
Sold in 1763.

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AMAZON (32)5th rateBuilt in 1773, Rotherhithe.
Broken up in 1794.

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AMAZON (36)Built in 1795, Rotherhithe.
Wrecked in 1797.

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AMAZON (38)Built in 1799, Woolwich.
Broken up in 1817.

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AMAZON (46)Built in 1821, Deptford DY.
Sold 1863.

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AMBOYNA (10)The Dutch brig HARLINGEN (HAERLEM according to Steele's List), taken in January 1796 in the East Indies by ORPHEUS.
Sold in the East Indies in 1802.

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AMBUSCADE (40)5th rateBuilt in 1745, in Le Havre as L'EMBUSCADE.
Captured from the French by DEFIANCE (69) on 21 April 1746.
Sold out of RN in 1762.

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AMBUSCADE (40)The French L'EMBUSCADE taken on 21 April 1746.
Sold in 1762.

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AMBUSCADE (32)5th rateBuilt in 1773, Adams, Deptford. She was one of the old 32 gun frigates carrying twenty four 12-pounders on her main deck and eight 6-pounders on her quarter deck.
Captured by the French BAYONNAISE in 1798.
Recaptured 1803 as L'EMBUSCADE.
Broken up in 1810.

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AMBUSCADE (40)The French L'EMBUSCADE taken on 12 October 1798 by Rear Ad. Sir J. B. WARREN's squadron off the coast of Ireland. Renamed SEINE in January 1804 when the original AMBroken upSCADE of 1773 was retaken.
Broken up in 1813.

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AMELIA (38)The French LA PROSERPINE taken in June 1796 off Cape Clear by Lord Amelius BEAUCLERK in DRYAD.
Broken up in 1816.

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AMERICA (44)5th rateBuilt in 1749, Portsmouth, New England.
Renamed BOSTON in 1756.
Sold in 1757.

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AMERICA (60)4th rateBuilt in 1757, Thames.
Broken up in 1771.

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AMERICA (64)3rd rateBuilt in 1777, Deptford DY.
Broken up in 1807.

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AMERICA (74)Built in 1810, Blackwall.
Target in 1864.

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AMETHYST (36)Built in 1793, the French LA PERLE taken at Toulon.
Wrecked in 1795.

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AMETHYST (36)Built in 1799, Deptford. She was mounting 42 guns.
Wrecked in 1811.

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AMETHYST (26)Built in 1844, Plymouth. She was not commissioned for 12 years.
Sold in 1869.

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AMITY (6)FireshipPurchased in 1773.
Used as foundation at Sheerness in 1773.

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AMITY (10)Purchased in 1794.
Sold in 1800.

AMPHION (32)5th rateBuilt in 1780, Chatham DY.
Blown up in the Hamoaze in 1796.

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AMPHION (32)Built in 1798, Mistlythorn.
Breakwater in 1820.

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AMPHITRITE (24)6th rateBuilt in 1778, Deptford DY.
Wrecked in the Mediterranean in 1794.

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AMPHITRITE (28)Built in 1778, Northam as POMONA.
Renamed AMPHITRITE in 1795.
Broken up in 1811.

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AMPHITRITE (46)Built in 1816, Bombay.
Broken up in 1875.

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AMSTERDAM (32)The Dutch TNASPERINE taken by Capt. Samuel HOOD'S squadron at the surrender of Surinam on 4 May 1804.
Sold in 1815.

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ANACONDA An American privateer taken by SCEPTRE in 1813.
Sold in 1815.

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ANACREON (14)Taken in 1799.
Sold in 1802.

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ANACREON (16)Built in 1813, Plymouth.
Lost in 1814.

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ANDROMACHE (32)Built in 1781, Deptford.
Broken up in 1811.

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ANDROMACHE (38)The PRINCESS CHARLOTTE taken as the JUNON by Capt. MARKHAM's squadron in the Mediterranean on 18 June 1799 and renamed ANDROMACHE in January 1812.
Broken up in 1828.

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ANDROMACHE (28)Built in 1832, Pembroke.
Hulk 1854.

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ANDROMEDA (28)Built in 1777, East Cowes.
Lost in 1780.

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ANDROMEDA (32)Built in 1784, Liverpool.
Hospital ship in 1808.

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ANDROMEDA (24)The American HANNIBAL taken on 31 January 1812.
Sold in 1816.

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ANDROMEDA (46)Built in 1829, Bombay.
Sold in 1863.

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ANGLESEA (44)4th rateBuilt in 1694, Plymouth DY.
Used as breakwater in 1742.

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ANGLESEA (44)4th rateBuilt in 1742, Hull.
Captured in 1745.

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ANGLESEA (44)4th rateBuilt in 1746, Liverpool.
Sunk as breakwater in 1764.

ANN (12)Hired cutterNo details.

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ANNA MARIA Privateer belonging to Gosport.

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ANNA MARIA TenderNo details.

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ANNE Armed brigNo details.

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ANNE & TERESA (3)GunboatPurchased in 1797.

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ANNE GALLEY (8)FireshipBuilt in 1739, ex- merchant.
Expended off Toulon in 1744 .

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ANSON (60)4th rateBuilt in 1747, Bursledon.
Sold in 1773.

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ANSON (6)CutterPurchased in 1763.
Sold in 1774.
ANSON (6)CutterPurchased in 1763.
Sold in 1774.

ANSON (44)Built in 1781, Plymouth.
She was cut down from a 74 in 1794. (See INDEFATIGABLE for details)
Wrecked in 1807.

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ANSON (64)3rd rateBuilt in 1781, Plymouth DY.
Wrecked in 1807.

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ANSON (74)Built in 1812, Humber.
Hospital ship in 1831.

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ANT (8)SchoonerThe French L'ARABE taken in June 1797.
Sold in 1815.

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ANTELOPE (54)4th rateBuilt in 1703, Rotherhithe.
Broken up in 1738.

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ANTELOPE (54)4th rateBuilt in 1741, Woolwich DY.
Sold in 1783.

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ANTELOPE (14)Purchased in 1783.

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ANTELOPE (14)Lost in 1784.
ANTELOPE (6)West Indian PacketNo details.

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ANTELOPE (50)Built in 1802, Sheerness.
Broken up in 1845.

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APELLES (14)Built in 1808, Woolwich.
Sold in 1816.

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APOLLO (20)StoreshipTaken from the French in 1747.
Wrecked in 1749.

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APOLLO (32)Built in 1763, Hull.
GLORY until 1774.
Broken up in 1786.

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APOLLO (32)5th rateBuilt in 1763, Hull as GLORY.
Renamed in 1774.
Broken up in 1786.

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APOLLO (38)Built in 1794, Blackwall.
Wrecked in 1799.

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APOLLO (36)Built in 1799, Deptford.
Wrecked in 1804.

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APOLLO (38)Built in 1803, Bursledon.
Hospital ship in 1846.

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AQUILON (28)6th rateBuilt in 1758, Rotherhithe.
Sold in 1776.

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AQUILON (32)Built in 1786, Thames.
Broken up in 1815.

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ARAB (22)Purchased in 1798.
Sold in 1810.

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ARAB (18)Built in 1812, Frindsbury (Cruizer class).
Lost in 1823.

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ARACHNE (18)Built in 1808, Sandwich (Cruizer class).
Sold in 1837.

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ARAXES (36)Built in 1813, Northfleet.
Sold in 1817.

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ARC-EN-CIEL (50)4th rateTaken from the French in 1756.
Sold in 1759.

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ARCHANGEL (48)Hired ship of warNo details.

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ARCHER (14)Gun-brig Built in 1801, Blackwall.
Sold in 1815.

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ARDENT (64)Built in 1764, Hull.
Taken in 1779.
Retaken in 1782 and renamed TIGER.
Sold in 1784.

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ARDENT (64)Built in 1782, Bursledon.
Blew up in 1794.

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ARDENT (64)Built in 1796, Northfleet.
Hospital ship in 1812.

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ARETHUSA (32)5th rateTaken in 1759.
Wrecked in 1779.

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ARETHUSA (38)5th rateBuilt in 1781, Hillhouse, Bristol.
Broken up in 1814.

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ARETHUSA (46)Built in 1817, Pembroke.
Broken up in 1883.

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ARGO (28)6th rateBuilt in 1758, Rotherhithe.
Broken up in 1776.

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ARGO (44)Built in 1781, Howden Dock.
Sold in 1816.

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ARGONAUT (64)The French LE JASON taken on 19 April 1782 by Lord HOOD in the Mona Passage.
Broken up in 1831.

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ARGUS (10)Hired luggerThe French privateer L‘ARGUS purchased in 1799,
Broken up in 1811.

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ARGUS (18)Built in 1813, Sandwich( Cruizer class).
Sold in 1828.

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ARGYLE (50)4th rateBuilt in 1711, Chatham DY as BONAVENTURE.
Renamed in January 1715.
Used as a breakwater in 1748.

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ARIADNE (20)6th rateBuilt in 1776, Chatham DY.
Rebuilt at Northam as 6th rate (24) in 1792. Sold in 1814.

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ARIADNE (24)Built in 1792, rebuilt at Northam.
Sold in 1814.

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ARIADNE (8)Hired cutterNo details.

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ARIADNE (20)Built in 1816, Pembroke Dock.
Sold in 1841.

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ARIEL (20)Built in 1777, Blackwall.
Taken in 1779.

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ARIEL (16)SloopBuilt in 1781, Baker, Liverpool.
Sold in 1802.

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ARIEL (18)Built in 1806, Yarmouth.
Sold in 1816.

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ARIEL (6)Built in 1820, Deptford (Cherokee class).
Lost in 1828.

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ARISTOCRAT Hired luggerHired lugger armed with four 6-pounders and eight 4- pounders.

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ARMADA (74)Built in 1810, Turnchapel.
Sold in 1863.

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ARMIDE (38)Taken by Com. Sam. HOOD's squadron, CENTAUR, MONARCH, MARS and REVENGE, off Rochefort on 25 September 1806.
Broken up in 1815.

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ARROGANT (60)3rd rateBuilt in 1681, Le Havre.
Captured from the French in 1705.
Lost in 1709.

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ARROGANT (74)3rd rateBuilt in 1761, Harwich.
Broken up in 1810.

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ARROGANTE GunvesselTaken by JASON off Brest and purchased in 1798.
She was renamed INSOLENT in 1800.

ARROW (16)SloopPurchased in 1782.

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ARROW (28)Built in 1796, Redbridge.
Taken in 1805.

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ARROW (10)Cutter, Steel says Schooner. Built in 1805, Deptford DY.
Broken up in 1828.

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ARROW (10)CutterBuilt in 1823, Portsmouth DY.
Broken up in 1852.

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ARTOIS (40)5th rateTaken from the French by Capt. Roddam HOME in RODNEY off the coast of Portugal on 1 July 1780.
Sold in 1786.

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ARTOIS (38)Built in 1794, Rotherhithe.
Wrecked in 1797.

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ARUNDEL see MEDWAY (1755) and WARSPITE (1758)
ARUNDEL (32)Built in 1695, Shoreham.
Sold in June 1743.

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ARUNDEL (24)Built in 1746, Chichester.
Sold in 1765.

ARUNDEL (24)Built in 1746, Chichester.
Sold in July 1765.

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ASIA (64)3rd rateBuilt in 1764, Portsmouth DY.
Broken up in 1804.

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ASIA (74)Built in 1811, Frindsbury.
Renamed ALFRED 1819.
Broken up in 1865.

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ASIA (84)Built in 1824, Bombay.
Sold in 1908.

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ASP Gunboat No. 5Built in 1797, Rotherhithe.
Sold in 1803.

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ASSAULT Gunboat No. 4Built in 1797, Rotherhithe (sliding keel).
Lighter in 1817.

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ASSIDUOUS SchoonerThe pirate vessel JACKAL taken in 1823.
Sold in 1825.

ASSISTANCE (50)Built in 1650, Deptford.
Sunk as breakwater in 1746.

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ASSISTANCE (50)Built in 1725, Woolwich, using the timbers from the previous ship of 1712.
Used as breakwater in 1746.

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ASSISTANCE (50)4th rateBuilt in 1747, River Medway.
Sold in 1773.

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ASSISTANCE TransportBuilt in 1771, Plymouth.
Sold in 1802.

ASSISTANCE (50)4th rateBuilt in 1781, Baker, Liverpool.
Wrecked near Dunkirk in 1802.

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ASSISTANCE Discovery vessel Purchased in 1850.
Abandoned 1854.

ASSOCIATION (90)Built in 1697, Portsmouth.
Wrecked in 1707.

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ASSURANCE (70)Built in 1696, Toulon as L'ASSURE.
Captured in 1702.
Broken up in April 1712.

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ASSURANCE (44)5th rateBuilt in 1747, Heather, Bursledon.
Wrecked in 1753.

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ASSURANCE (44)5th rateBuilt in 1780, Randall, Rotherhithe.
Troopship in 1790.
Broken up in 1815.

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ASTRAEA StoreshipTaken in 1739.
Accidently burnt in 1743.

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ASTRAEA (32)5th rateBuilt in 1781, Fabian, E. Cowes.
Wrecked off Anegada, West Indies in 1808.

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ASTRAEA (36)Built in 1810, Northam.
Hospital ship in 1823.

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ASTREE (38)Taken from the French in 1810 and renamed POMONE the following year.
Broken up in 1816.

ATALANTA (14)Brig-sloopBuilt in 1775, Sheerness DY.
Renamed HELENA in 1801.
Sold in 1802.

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ATALANTE (16)Taken by PHOEBE off Scilly Is. on 10 January 1797.
Lost in 1807.

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ATALANTE Built in 1808, Bermuda.
Lost in 1813.

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ATHENIENNE (64)Taken at the surrender of Valetta on 4 September 1800.
Wrecked in 1806.

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ATHOLL (28)Built in 1820, Woolwich.
Trooper in 1832.

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ATLAS (98)Built in 1782, Chatham.
Broken up in 1821.

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ATTACK (12)GunvesselBuilt in 1794, Frindsbury.
Sold in 1802.

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ATTACK (14)Gun-brig Built in 1804, Chapel.
Lost in 1812.

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ATTENTIVE (14)Gun-brig Built in 1804, Bridport.
Broken up in 1815.

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AUDACIOUS (74)Built in 1785, Rotherhithe.
Broken up in 1815.

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AUGUST (60)4th rateBuilt in 1704, Brest as AUGUSTE.
Captured from the French in 1705.
Wrecked in 1716.

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AUGUSTA (60)4th rateBuilt in 1736, Deptford DY.
Broken up in 1765.

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AUGUSTA (64)4th rateBuilt in 1763, Rotherhithe.
Burnt in 1777.

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AUGUSTE (60)Taken from the French in 1705.
Wrecked in 1716.

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AUGUSTUS (3)Gunvessel1798 to 1801.

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AURORA (36)5th rateThe French L'ABENAKISE taken by UNICORN on 23 January 1757.
Broken up in 1763.

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AURORA (32)5th rateBuilt in 1766, Chatham DY.
Burnt in 1770.

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AURORA (28)6th rateBuilt in 1777, Blackwall.
Sold in 1814.

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AURORA (38)The French LA CLORINDE taken by Capt. PHILLIMORE in EUROTUS and Capt. GALWAY in DRYAD in the Atlantic on 26 February 1814.
Broken up in 1851.

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AURORE (32)Taken by Lord HOOD at Toulon in December 1793.

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AUTUMN Purchased in 1801.
Renamed STROMBOLO bomb in 1810.
Sold in 1815.

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AVENGER (14)SloopBuilt in 1779, ex-LUCIFER, Randall, Rotherhithe.
Sold at New York in 1783.

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AVENGER (16)Taken by Vice Ad Sir J. JERVIS at Martinique on 17 March 1794.
Lost in 1803.

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AVENGER Purchased in 1803, ex collier.
Lost in 1812.

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AVON (18)Built in 1805, Falmouth (Cruizer class).
Lost in 1814.

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