Action of 1800/06/09, 9th June 1800

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Action of 1800-06-09

9th June 1800
Part of : The French Revolutionary Wars (1793 - 1802)
Previous action : Operation in Quiberon Bay 1.6.1800 - 6.6.1800
Next action : Attack on Dunkirk 7.7.1800
 

Great Britain

 
Ship NameCommanderNotes
Kangaroo (16) 1795-1802
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
George Christopher PullingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1802
Speedy (14) 1795-1801
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop
Thomas CochraneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1857
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Thomas CochraneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1857
 

Spain

 
Ship NameCommanderNotes
Name Unknown (20) 1800-1800
Spanish 20 Gun
6th Rate Xebec
  Sunk
 

Notes on Action


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On June 9th 1800, the Kangaroo, 18, Commander George Christopher Pulling, and Speedy, 14, Commander Lord Cochrane, attacked a Spanish convoy off Oropeso, under the shelter of a Spanish battery, sank a 20-gun xebec and three gunboats, and captured three merchant brigs.
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