British gun-brig 'Dame de Grace' (1799)

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Dame de Grace
Nominal Guns	4	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French transport 'La Vierge de Grace' (1798) (4) 1798-1799 French 4 Gun Unrated Transport
Captured	18.3.1799	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Gun-brig	BWAS-1793
Sunk in Action	8.5.1799	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Burthen87Tons BM

Service History

DateEventSource
8.5.1799Taken by aken off Syria and scuttled

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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Posted by Tim Oakley on Thursday 15th of March 2012 05:51

Mar 18 1799 French vessels taken by Tigre74 commodore Sydney Smith’s squadron off Syria near Acre: Marianne4 added as gun brig12, Dame de Grace4 added, Negresse6 added, Maria Rose4 added as Mary Rose4, Dangereuse6 added, Foude8, Deux Freres4 and Torride2 ketch retaken after being lost earlier in the day

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