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User:Jackyd101/British losses, 1793-1815

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Warships of at least corvette size (20 guns and larger) captured, destroyed or otherwise removed from British military service by enemy action during the French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1801) and Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815), including all subsidiary conflicts and contemporary actions. This list currently reflects article that I have worked on regarding the actions in which these ships were defeated. Britain lost 5 ships of the line (60-80 guns) and 20 frigates (30-56 guns) during the war to enemy action, based on a rough count of the shipping loss tables over the period.

Ships of the line

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Ships of 60 to 98 guns.

Date Ship Defeated by Action Notes Fate
1794-11-06 HMS Alexander French Action of 6 November 1794 checkY captured, became Alexandre R
1795-03-08 HMS Berwick French Action of 8 March 1795 checkY captured, became Berwick R
1795-10-07 HMS Censeur French Battle of the Levant Convoy checkY captured, became Censeur C
1801-06-24 HMS Swiftsure French Action of 24 June 1801 checkY captured, became Swiftsure R
1801-07-06 HMS Hannibal French First Battle of Algeciras checkY captured, became Annibal

Fourth rates

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Ships of 50 to 58 guns.

Date Ship Defeated by Action Notes Fate
1798-08-18 HMS Leander French Action of 18 August 1798 checkY captured, became Leander R
1805-09-26 HMS Calcutta French Allemand's expedition of 1805 checkY captured, became Calcutta R

Frigates

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Ships of 30 to 44 guns.

Date Ship Defeated by Action Notes Fate
1793-10-24 HMS Thames French Action of 24 October 1793 checkY captured, became Tamise R
1794-05-10 HMS Castor French Atlantic campaign of May 1794 checkY captured, became Castor R
1797-02-13 HMS Amazon French Action of 13 January 1797 checkY driven ashore and destroyed
1798-06-30 HMS Pique French Action of 30 June 1798 checkY driven ashore and destroyed C
1801-02-13 HMS Success French Ganteaume's expeditions of 1801 checkY captured, became Succés R
1809-12-13 HMS Junon French Roquebert's expedition to the Caribbean checkY captured, later burnt C
1810-08-24 HMS Nereide French Battle of Grand Port checkY captured, became Néréide C R
1810-08-24 HMS Magicienne French Battle of Grand Port checkY driven ashore and destroyed C
1810-08-25 HMS Sirius French Battle of Grand Port checkY driven ashore and destroyed
1810-08-27 HMS Iphigenia French Battle of Grand Port checkY captured, became Iphigenié R

General notes

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  1. ^ Ships marked with an "R" were subsequently recaptured by British forces during the course of the conflict.
  2. ^ Ships marked with an "C" had been captured from a foreign navy earlier in the conflict or in a previous war.