HMS Boreas (1806)
HMS Boreas was a Laurel-class 22-gun post ship launched in 1806. She wrecked off the coast of Guernsey on 28 November 1807 with the loss of most of her crew of 154 men. The Royal Navy commissioned her under the command of Captain Robert Scott. On 2 October 1807 she captured, after a four-hour chase, the French privateer schooner Victoire. The privateer had a crew of 28 men and was armed with swivel guns and small arms. She had sailed from Morlaix the day before and had already captured an American brig, which Boreas recaptured. On 8 October Boreas and Brilliant captured the Danish ships St Hans and Montreal.
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HMS Boreas (1806)
HMS Boreas was a Laurel-class 22-gun post ship launched in 1806. She wrecked off the coast of Guernsey on 28 November 1807 with the loss of most of her crew of 154 men. The Royal Navy commissioned her under the command of Captain Robert Scott. On 2 October 1807 she captured, after a four-hour chase, the French privateer schooner Victoire. The privateer had a crew of 28 men and was armed with swivel guns and small arms. She had sailed from Morlaix the day before and had already captured an American brig, which Boreas recaptured. On 8 October Boreas and Brilliant captured the Danish ships St Hans and Montreal.
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1806-11-16
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1805-01-30
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1806-06-02
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Wrecked November 1807
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United Kingdom
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