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Royal Hunter | 33563 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 20 | ref:1846 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | ||
| Operator | Private Owners | ||
| First Mentioned | 24.9.1747 | ref:1846 | |
| Home Port | Bristol - England | ref:1846 | |
| Shipyard | Unknown | ref:1846 | |
| Category | Privateer | ref:1846 | |
| Ship Type | Unknown | ||
| Wrecked | 20.10.1747 | ref:1846 | |
Engaged a French privateer of 34 guns at 46° 50' N., 10° 00' W., for seven glasses. the ships parted both severely damaged.
We had nine killed, seven mortally wounded and several slightly, all our masts wounded so that they could not stand, 15 shot between wind and water and five feet in the hold; in short, she was so torn to pieces, that we were obliged to heave eight guns overboard; and what added to our misfortune, after we had put up jury masts and were returning into port to refit, we could not get a pilot off Combe to see us safe in, so that in the night we unhappily struck off the Nash and by the morning beat all to pieces. Atlantic Ocean
ref:1846While returning to port for repairs the Royal Hunter was wrecked on Nash Point Wales
ref:1846“On the 19th October, we saw a sail in 46° 50’ N., 10° 00’ from London, to which we gave chase, but .having got a clear ship, she hoisted English colours, wore ship and stood for us; and coming within pistol shot, dropped them, hoisted French colours and gave us a broadside, which we returned with ours into her stern and then began the engagement, which lasted seven glasses’ and in one more, had neither tack, sheet, brace, bowline, shroud nor running rope left that could be of any service, when we parted by consent. We had nine killed, seven mortally wounded and several slightly, all our masts wounded so that they could not stand, 15 shot between wind and water and five feet in the hold; in short, she was so torn to pieces, that we were obliged to heave eight guns overboard; and what added to our misfortune, after we had put up jury masts and were returning into port to refit, we could not get a pilot off Combe to see us safe in, so that in the night we unhappily struck off the Nash and by the morning beat all to pieces. The master, lieutenant and about 18 others saved themselves on pieces of the wreck and got ashore without clothes or money and so disabled that we could neither go nor stand, and were brought to St. Donat’s Castle, but the rest to the number of 100 and upwards were lost
September 1747, Armed with 20 six and four pounders