74-gun
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third-rate
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ship of the line
A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed during the Age of Sail from the 17th century to the mid-19th century. The ship of the line was designed for the naval tactic known as the line of battle, which depended on the two colu ...
of the
Royal Navy
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, launched on 3 March 1809 at
Woolwich
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The district's location on the River Thames led to its status as an important naval, military and industrial area; a role that was maintained throu ...
. She was sold in 1816.
Career
On 14 August 1812 Admiral Sir
John Borlase Warren
Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren, 1st Baronet (2 September 1753 – 27 February 1822) was a British Royal Navy officer, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1774 and 1807.
Naval career
Born in Stapleford, Nottinghamsh ...
, sailed to Halifax, Nova Scotia, on ''San Domingo''}, together with , , , and . ''Magnet'' disappeared during the voyage and was presumed foundered with all hands.
On 17 January 1813 ''San Domingo'' captured the American privateer schooner ''Teazer''.
On 13 April 1813, Sir
John Borlase Warren
Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren, 1st Baronet (2 September 1753 – 27 February 1822) was a British Royal Navy officer, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1774 and 1807.
Naval career
Born in Stapleford, Nottinghamsh ...
's squadron, consisting of his flagship, ''San Domingo'', and , , , , ''Mohawk'', and pursued four schooners into the
Rappahannock
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*Rappahannock Academy & Military Institute (1813–1873), a school in Caroline County, Virginia
*Rappahannock Community College, a two-year college located in Glenns and Warsaw, Virginia
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. The British sent boats 15 miles upriver before capturing their prey.
*''Arab'', of seven guns and 45 men, was run aground and boarded by two boats from ''Marlborough''.
*''Lynx'', of six guns and 40 men, hauled down her colours when Borlase went alongside her in ''San Domingo''s pinnace.
*''Racer'', of six guns and 38 men, was boarded and carried, after a sharp, resistance, by the ''San Domingo''s pinnace.
*''Dolphin'', of 12 guns and 98 men surrendered after ''Racer''s guns were turned on her. ''Dolphin'' resisted for two hours but then was boarded by men from ''Statira''s large cutter and ''Maidstone''s launch.
The British lost two men killed and 11 wounded. The Americans lost six killed and 10 wounded.
The British took three of the schooners into service. The Chesapeake schooner ''Lynx'' became . Of the three Baltimore schooners, the ''Racer'' became ; retained her name; lastly, it is not clear what became of ''Arab''.
''San Domingo'' was driven ashore at Halifax,
Nova Scotia
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Most of the population are native Eng ...
,
British North America
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, during a
gale
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