British schooner 'Telegraph' (1813)

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Telegraph
Nominal Guns	12	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	American Privateer schooner 'Vengeance' (1812) (12) 1812-1813 American 12 Gun Privateer Schooner
Captured	1.1813	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	12.1813	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	New York - New York	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Schooner	BWAS-1793
Wrecked	20.1.1817	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck83' 7"Imperial Feet25.3577
Length of Keel66' 5 ¾"Imperial Feet20.1359
Breadth22' 6 ½"Imperial Feet6.7183
Depth in Hold10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004
Burthen180Tons BM

Armament

12.1813Broadside Weight = 72 Imperial Pound ( 32.652 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck12 British 12-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.181360 BWAS-1793

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
10.1813 - 9.1815CommanderBWAS-17939.1815 - 1816LieutenantBWAS-17931816 - 20.1.1817LieutenantBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
31.8.1813RegisteredBWAS-1793
13.10.1813Destruction of the Flibustier
20.1.1817Wrecked near Mount Batten, Plymouth SoundBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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Posted by Jon Miller on Saturday 27th of June 2026 13:05

For sale, by public auction at the Exchange Mart, Plymouth, on Friday, the 19th inst – The French chasse maree Les Trois Amis, of about 56 tons, and her cargo, consisting of 60 tons of salt. And the French chasse maree Josephine, of about 30 tons, captured by his Majesty’s ships Cyrus and Telegraph. The above vessels are laying in Hamoaze. For further particulars...application to be made at the office of Mr W P Smith, No 44 George Street, Plymouth. [Exeter Flying Post, 11 January 1816]

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Sunday 26th of July 2026 11:05	Jon Miller	Spanish Fifth Rate frigate 'Mahonesa' (1789) (34) 1789-1796 Spanish 34 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
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Sunday 26th of July 2026 11:03	Jon Miller	French Privateer ship 'L'Heureux' (1797) (16) 1797-1798 French 16 Gun Privateer Ship
Sunday 26th of July 2026 11:01	Jon Miller	French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Souverain' (1757) (74) 1757-1798 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1792 Renamed "Peuple Souverain"
Sunday 26th of July 2026 11:00	Jon Miller	French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Aquilon' (1789) (74) 1789-1798 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

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