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she came upon the wreckage of ''Stirling Castle'' and was able to save a midshipman and four seamen.Hepper (1994), p.59.

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*Hepper, David J. (1994) ''British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650–1859''. (Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot). * Lavery, Brian (2003) ''The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850.'' Conway Maritime Press. . Ships of the line of the Royal Navy Worcester-class ships of the line 1775 ships Shipwrecks in the Caribbean Sea Maritime incidents in 1780 {{UK-line-ship-stub