French brig Griffon (1806)
The French brig Griffon, was a Pallinure-class brig launched in 1806. After HMS Bacchante captured Griffon in 1808, the Royal Navy took her into service. Griffon participated in one action that resulted in her crew being awarded the Naval General Service Medal. Two of her officers were subject to notable courts martial, one for murder and one for smuggling, with the murderer being hanged and the smuggler dismissed the Navy. The Navy sold Griffon in 1819 to Hills & Co., who proceeded to use her as a London-based whaler. She sailed to the South Seas fishery under some under different masters. Hill & Co. then sold her to Wilson & Co. who employed her on one last whaling voyage that ended in 1850.
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French brig Griffon (1806)
The French brig Griffon, was a Pallinure-class brig launched in 1806. After HMS Bacchante captured Griffon in 1808, the Royal Navy took her into service. Griffon participated in one action that resulted in her crew being awarded the Naval General Service Medal. Two of her officers were subject to notable courts martial, one for murder and one for smuggling, with the murderer being hanged and the smuggler dismissed the Navy. The Navy sold Griffon in 1819 to Hills & Co., who proceeded to use her as a London-based whaler. She sailed to the South Seas fishery under some under different masters. Hill & Co. then sold her to Wilson & Co. who employed her on one last whaling voyage that ended in 1850.
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1804-04-30
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1806-06-02
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Returned from whaling in 1850; no further mention
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Ship acquired
June 1808 by capture
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*French service:14 x 24-pounde ...... es + 2 x 6-pounder bow chasers
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Rochefort
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June 1808
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*French service:105
*British service:100
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August 1806
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Returned from whaling in 1850; no further mention
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Sold 1819
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1805-04-05
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1806-06-02
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Griffon
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HMS Griffon
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1804-04-30
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Hills & Co.
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Griffon, or Griffin
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