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Hired Armed Lugger Sandwich
Two vessels named His Majesty's hired armed lugger ''Sandwich'' served the British Royal Navy, one during the French Revolutionary Wars, and the other during the Napoleonic Wars. First ''Sandwich'' This lugger served between 24 December 1798 and 6 November 1801. She was of 170 tons ( bm), and was armed with fourteen 12-pounder carronades. At the time of the signing of the peace treaty with France in October 1801, her commander was Lieutenant W.R. Wallace. Second ''Sandwich'' ''Sandwich'' served under two contracts. The first contract ran between 16 June 1804 and 10 August 1804. The second contract ran between 6 May 1808 and 6 May 1815. She was of 166 tons (bm), and was armed with twelve 12-pounder carronades. Before the first of these contracts, and then between them, a lugger ''Sandwich'' of 165 tons (bm) received three letters of marque. The first letter, dated 7 June 1803, gave the name of her master as John Bateman, Jnr.; it described her as having a crew of 50 men and bei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hired Armed Vessels
During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries the Royal Navy made use of a considerable number of hired armed vessels. These were generally smaller vessels, often cutters and luggers, that the Navy used for duties ranging from carrying and passengers to convoy escort, particularly in British coastal waters, and reconnaissance.Winfield (2008), p.387. Doctrine The Navy Board usually hired the vessel complete with master and crew rather than bareboat. Contracts were for a specified time or on an open-ended monthly hire basis. During periods of peace, such as the period between the Treaty of Amiens and the commencement of the Napoleonic Wars, the Admiralty returned the vessels to their owners, only to rehire many on the outbreak of war. The Admiralty provided a regular naval officer, usually a lieutenant for the small vessels, to be the commander. The civilian master then served as the sailing master. For purposes of prize money or salvage, hired armed vessels received the sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ﾃ四e De Batz
The ﾃ四e de Batz ( br, Enez Vaz) is an island off Roscoff in Brittany, France. Administratively, it is a commune in the Finistﾃｨre department of Brittany in north-western France. Climate ﾃ四e de Batz has a oceanic climate ( Kﾃｶppen climate classification ''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in ﾃ四e de Batz is . The average annual rainfall is with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in February, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in ﾃ四e de Batz was on 18 August 1932; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 14 February 1929 and 18 December 1927. Population Inhabitants of ﾃ四e-de-Batz are called in French ''Batziens'' or ''ﾃ四iens''. At the census of 1999 the island had a population of 575, and in 2005 it had an estimated population of 594. Sights *Jardin Georges Delaselle *Lighthouse A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
