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Fortune

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Nominal Guns10BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
Captured11.8.1798BWAS-1793
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeGun-brigBWAS-1793
Captured8.5.1799BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Burthen180Tons BM 

Armament


1798Broadside Weight = 20 Imperial Pound ( 9.07 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck10 British 4-Pounder

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
9.1798 - 8.5.1799Lieutenant
Lewis DavisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1799
BWAS-1793

Service History


DateEventSource
8.5.1799Taken by
Salamine (16) 1793-1799
French 16 Gun
Unrated Brig
1794 Renamed "Salamine"
off Jaffa


 
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Posted by Tim Oakley on Thursday 15th of March 2012 06:01

May 8 1799 Fortune18 taken by French vessels off Syria with the loss of Dame De Grace4 sunk
different Fortune to the one captained by Sir Frederick Whitworth William Aylmer?


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