Mermaid vs Vengeance, 8th August 1796

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Mermaid vs Vengeance

8th August 1796
Part of : The French Revolutionary Wars (1793 - 1802)
Previous action : Aimable vs Pensée 22.7.1796
Next action : Destruction of the Andromaque 22.8.1796 - 23.8.1796
 

Great Britain

 
Ship NameCommanderNotes
Beaulieu (40) 1791-1806
British 40 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
Lancelot SkynnerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1794
 none
Mermaid (32) 1784-1815
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
Robert Waller OtwayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1841
 none
 

République Française

 
Ship NameCommanderNotes
La Vengeance (48) 1794-1800
French 48 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
  12 killed, 26 wounded
 

Notes on Action


DescriptionTRN4
The Mermaid, 32, Captain Robert Waller Otway, engaged the French Vengeance, 40, at 11.50 A.M. A prolonged but indecisive action followed, until, on the British Beaulieu, 40, Captain Francis Laforey, coming up, the Vengeance retired, under shelter of the Basseterre batteries. The French ship sustained most of her loss when twice missing stays.
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