Dutch corvette 'Scipio' (1797)

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General Eliott (Unknown) 1782-1802
British Unknown Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
(1782)
Gunboat No. 30 (12) 1797-1802
British 12 Gun
Unrated Gunboat
1797 Renamed "Hardy"
(1797)
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French 1 Gun
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(1798)
Charon (44) 1783-1805
British 44 Gun
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(1783)
Cameleon (16) 1795-1811
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
(1795)
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French 4 Gun
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British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1796)
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Scipio
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Batavian Republic
Operator	Admiralty of Zealand
Launched	1797	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Rotterdam - Holland	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Corvette	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Captured	1.9.1807	BWAS-1793
Becomes	British sloop 'Scipio' (1807) (18) 1807-1814 British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop 1808 Renamed "Samarang"

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Burthen408Tons BM

Service History

DateEventSource
1.9.1807Taken by off Java

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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Posted by T. Oakley on Monday 21st of June 2021 09:36

1/9/1807 it would appear that Captain-Lieutenant Jan Hendrick Carrega had remained in command from the following.
One that she captured was the Scipio18 corvette Captain-Lieutenant Jan Hendrick Carrega had been mortally wounded.

Posted by Tim Oakley on Sunday 20th of June 2021 19:51

May 1803 Dutch Scipio18 corvette at Dutch Ferrol
16 June 1803 Dutch Scipio18 corvette sailed for Holland
1803 Dutch Scipio18 corvette transferred to the East Indies
29 Nov 1803 Dutch Scipio18 corvette reached the Cape of Good Hope.

Posted by Tim Oakley on Sunday 20th of June 2021 19:44

May 1802 Dutch Scipio Captain-Lieutenant Jan Hendrick Carrega. After the Treaty of Amiens was in the squadron under Admiral Jan Willem de Winter that sailed to the Mediterranean to negotiate a peace treaty with the Tripolitan government and Tripoli pirates. The squadron visited Tunis, Algiers, and Tripoli.

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