Recent updates


Recent Comments

        

Vengeance

7293
Nominal Guns28
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
Captured8.1.1758
First Commissioned18.10.1758
ShipyardSt Malo - Brittany BWAS-1714
CategorySixth Rate
Ship TypeFrigate
Sailing RigShip Rigged
Sunk as Breakwater10.1766

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck116' 11"Imperial Feet35.3584 
Length of Keel95' 10 ⅜"Imperial Feet28.9655 
Breadth32' 4"Imperial Feet9.8044 
Depth in Hold11' 3 ½""Imperial Feet3.3655 
Burthen533 894Tons BM 
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen300French Tonneaux293.7 

Armament


10.1758Broadside Weight = 116 Imperial Pound ( 52.606 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck24 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 4-Pounder

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
18.10.1758 - 24.5.1761Captain
Gamaliel NightingaleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1763
ADM 6/18/548
BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
27.10.1758 - 14.5.1759Second Lieutenant
Edward PalmerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1751-1774
ADM 6/18/553
ADM 6/18

Service History


DateEventSource
21.6.1758Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £2151.3.0dBWAS-1714
8.1758Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
9.1758Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £1619.18.6dBWAS-1714
1759On impressment ServiceBWAS-1714
20.11.1759Battle of Quiberon Bay
6.4.1760Took the Brig
Le Comte de Nancy (Unknown) 1760-1760
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Brig
off the Berry Head
BG
22.6.1760Sailed to QuebecBWAS-1714
9.1760Returned from QuebecBWAS-1714
27.1.1761Took the Privateer
La Minerve (6) 1761-1761
French 6 Gun
Privateer Unknown
and carried in Plymouth
BG
23.3.1761Took the Privateer
Le Tigre (Unknown) 1761-1761
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

23.3.1761Took the Privateer
L'Entreprenant (44) 1761-1761
French 44 Gun
Privateer Unknown

5.4.1761Took the Snow
L'Auguste (12) 1761-1761
French 12 Gun
Privateer Snow
and brought him into Plymouth.
BG
24.5.1761

Paid off

ADM 51
8.8.1763SurveyedBWAS-1714
26.8.1766SurveyedBWAS-1714
4.9.1766Ordered fitted as a breakwaterBWAS-1714
10.1766Scuttled at PortsmouthBWAS-1714

 
Previous comments on this page

Posted by Brian on Wednesday 13th of January 2016 23:36

1761 - His Majesty's ship Vengeance, of 28 guns (9 and 4 pounders) 200 men commanded by Capt. Nightingale, is arrived at Plymouth with two prizes; one named the Entreprenant, pierced for 44, but now only carrying 26 guns (12 and 6 pounder) with 203 men, being equipped for war, and merchandise and loaded with various kinds of goods for St. Domingo with which she sailed from Bordeaux on the 8th instant: The other, a small privateer carrying 4 carriage and 4 swivel guns with 43 men which the vengeance fell in with off the Lizard on the 23rd inst. Capt. Nightingale gives us the following relation of his engagement with the Entreprenant; that he got up close along side of her at five o'clock in the afternoon of the 13th when the action immediately began, and continued for three quarters of an hour, in which time the Vengeance was five times on fire, (twice was imagined from the enemy's wads setting fire to the main rigging) that the Vengeance rigging and sails being so much shattered that the ship was not under command, the enemy ran his bow sprit over her taffrail for boarding, that was there-in prevented and the Vengeance sheered off to repair her rigging and sails. As soon as the ship was in condition, Capt. Nightingale got up again close to the enemy when the engagement was renewed for an hour when the Entreprenant sheered off and bore away. That the Vengeance being a second time disabled in her masts and rigging ???? Capt. Nightingale got again within pistol shot of the enemy, and renewed the engagement, which continued for an hour and a half when the enemy called for quarter. The Entreprenant had 15 men killed and 24 wounded. The Vengeance had 6 killed and 27 wounded, most of the dangerously and two of them are since dead.


Posted by Brian Stephens on Saturday 26th of April 2014 17:19

1759 on impressment service - The Gentleman's magazine. v. 29 (1759) p. 344 - Friday 27
The Golden Lion, a Greenland ship, belonging to Liverpool, in entering that port, was boarded by two men of war's tenders, the commanding Lieutenant declaring he would press every man of the crew unless they would enter voluntarily. The crew stood upon their defence, and confined their officers; the King's lieutenant called out to the Vengeance man of war, to fire into the Golden Lion; but the crew being 60 in number, kept him and his people on deck to share the same fate with themselves. The Vengeance fired away, and then within pistol shot, and several of her nine pounders besides raking the ship, fell in the town and did some damage. The crew of the golden Lion filled her sails & got into harbour & gave bond, according to act of parliament, and renewed their protection; nevertheless, the press gangs pursued them to the custom-house, seized Capt. Thompson, the commander, and five of his men, and wounded a women desperately who was only a spectator.


Make a comment about this page







Recent comments to other pages

Date postedByPage
Monday 15th of June 2026 16:00Jon Miller
Monday 15th of June 2026 15:58Jon Miller
Monday 15th of June 2026 13:51Jon Miller
British schooner 'Redbridge' (1798) (14) 1798-1803
British 14 Gun
Unrated Schooner
Monday 15th of June 2026 13:46Jon Miller
Monday 15th of June 2026 13:40Jon Miller
British sloop 'Snake' (1797) (18) 1797-1816
British 18 Gun
Unrated Sloop