Action of 1781/12/12, 12th December 1781

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Action of 1781-12-12

12^th December 1781
Part of : The American War of Independence (1775/04/19 - 1784/01/14)
Previous action : Viper v General Conway 12.9.1781
Next action : Action of 1782-01-21 21.1.1782


Great Britain

Ship Name	Commander	Notes
Name : Union (90) 1756-1816 British 90 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line 1802 Renamed "Sussex"	John DalrympleBritish Naval Sailor Service 1740-1795
Name : Ocean (90) 1761-1791 British 90 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line	George OurryBritish Naval Sailor Service 1746-1793
Name : Queen (90) 1769-1811 British 90 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line	Frederick Lewis MaitlandBritish Naval Sailor Service 1748-1785
Name : Duke (90) 1777-1843 British 90 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line	Sir Walter StirlingBritish Naval Sailor Service 1732-1785
Name : Valiant (74) 1759-1826 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line	Samuel Granston GoodallBritish Naval Sailor Service 1750-1801
Name : Alexander (74) 1778-1794 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line	Lord Edward Michael Pakenham (2^nd Baron Longford)British Naval Sailor Service 1761-1782
Name : Edgar (74) 1779-1835 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1814 Renamed "Retribution"	Thomas BostonBritish Naval Sailor Service 1758-1801
Name : Medway (60) 1755-1811 British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line 1802 Renamed "Arundel"	Harry HarmoodBritish Naval Sailor Service 1752-1809
Name : Renown (50) 1774-1794 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship	John HenryBritish Naval Sailor Service 1744-1812

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Posted by Cy on Wednesday 6th of July 2022 14:36

This page is here in error and will be removed soon. Look at 2nd Battle of Ushant instead.

Posted by Yulen Hernandez on Wednesday 6th of July 2022 14:04

Victory-100 (flagship of rear-admiral Richard Kempenfelt),Britannia-100,Duke-90,Queen-90,Union-90,Ocean-90,Edgar-74 (commodore John Elliot),Alexander.74,Valiant.74,Courageux-74,Agamemnon-64,Medway-60,Renown-50, frigates Arethusa-38,Prudente-36,Monsieur-36,Tartar-28 and Fireship Tisiphone-8

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