List Of Ships Captured In The 18th Century
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During times of war where naval engagements were frequent, many battles were fought that often resulted in the capture of the enemy's ships. The ships were often renamed and used in the service of the capturing country's navy. Merchant ships were also captured and taken into service by their captors.


1701–10


1702

* ():
Battle of Vigo Bay The Battle of Vigo Bay, also known as the Battle of Rande (; ), was a naval engagement fought on 23 October 1702 during the opening years of the War of the Spanish Succession. The engagement followed an Anglo-Dutch attempt to capture the Spanish ...
, 23 October: The 60-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): Battle of Vigo Bay, 23 October: The 68-gun ship was captured by the Royal Netherlands Navy. * (): Battle of Vigo Bay, 23 October: The 70-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): Battle of Vigo Bay, 23 October: The 70-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): The 10-gun ketch was captured by the French Navy. * (): Battle of Vigo Bay, 23 October: The 56-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): Battle of Vigo Bay, 23 October: The 76-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): Battle of Vigo Bay, 23 October: The 60-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy and Royal Netherlands Navy. * (): Battle of Vigo Bay, 23 October: The 70-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy and Royal Netherlands Navy. * (): Battle of Vigo Bay, 23 October: The 44-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): Battle of Vigo Bay, 23 October: The 44-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy and Royal Netherlands Navy.


1703

* (): The 24-gun sixth rate was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): The 50-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): The 40-gun ship was captured by the French Navy. * (): The 50-gun fourth rate was captured on 10 April by the French Navy's and three privateers.


1704

* (): The 50-gun fourth rate was captured by the French Navy's and . * (): The 70-gun third rate was captured by the French Navy. * (): The 50-gun fourth rate was captured by the French Navy.


1705

* (): Battle of Cabrita Point, 21 March: The 66-gun ship was captured by the Royal Netherlands Navy. * (): Battle of Cabrita Point, 21 March: The 58-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): The 54-gun ship was captured on 19 August by the Royal Navy's , and . * (): The 50-gun fourth rate was captured by the French Navy's . * (): The 24-gun sixth rate frigate was captured in May by the Royal Navy. * (): Battle of Cabrita Point, 21 March: The 60-gun ship was captured by the Royal Netherlands Navy. * (): The 54-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): The 50-gun fourth rate was captured in October by the French Navy. * (): The 44-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy.


1706

* (): The 50-gun ship was captured by the French Navy.


1707

* (): The 54-gun ship was captured in March by Dutch privateers. * ( Royal Navy): Battle at The Lizard, 21 October: The 50-gun fourth rate was captured by the French Navy. * ( Royal Navy): Battle at The Lizard, 21 October: The 80-gun third rate was captured by the French Navy's and . * ( Royal Navy):
Action of 2 May 1707 The action of 2 May 1707, also known as Beachy Head, was a naval battle of the War of the Spanish Succession in which a French squadron under Claude de Forbin intercepted a large British convoy escorted by three ships of the line, under Commodore ...
: The 70-gun third rate was captured by the French Navy's , and . * ( Royal Navy): Action of 2 May 1707: The 70-gun third rate was captured by the French Navy's , and . * ( Royal Navy): The 4-gun hoy was captured by the French Navy. * ( Royal Navy): Battle at The Lizard, 21 October: The 40-gun fourth rate was captured by the French Navy's . * (): The 50-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy.


1708

* (): The 50-gun fourth rate was captured on 15 March by the Royal Navy. * (): The 50-gun fourth rate was captured on 15 March by the Royal Navy's . * (): The 50-gun ship was captured by the French Navy.


1709

* ( Royal Navy): The 44-gun fourth rate was captured on 1 March by the French Navy. * ( Royal Navy): The 50-gun fourth rate was captured by the French Navy. * (): The 50-gun fourth rate was captured on 17 March by the Royal Navy's . * (): The 46-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): The 32-gun fourth rate was captured by the French Navy's . * (): The 38-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * ( Royal Navy): The 60-gun fourth rate was captured on 26 October by the French Navy. * (): The 4-gun hoy was captured by the Royal Navy. * ( Royal Navy): The 60-gun fourth rate was captured by the French Navy.


1710

* (): The 56-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): The 70-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * ( Royal Navy): The 24-gun sixth rate was captured by a French privateer. * (): The 54-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): The 56-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy.


1711–20


1711

* (): The 60-gun fourth rate was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): The 56-gun ship was captured by the French Navy. * (): The 62-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy.


1712

* (): The 50-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy.


1713

* (): The 70-gun ship was captured by the Imperial Russian Navy.


1714

* (): The 52-gun ship was captured by the Royal Swedish Navy.


1717

*''Great Allen'' (): The merchant ship was captured, looted, burnt and sunk off Cape St. Vincent by '' Queen Anne's Revenge'' ( Blackbeard). *'' La Concorde'' (): The slave ship was captured on 28 November off Saint Vincent by ''Revenge'' and another ship (both Blackbeard). *''Margaret'' (): The merchant ship was captured on 5 December off Anguilla by '' Queen Anne's Revenge'' ( Blackbeard). She was looted and then released. *'' Whydah Gally'' (): The slave ship was captured in late February in the Windward Passage by ''Sultana'' ( "Black Sam" Bellamy). She wrecked in a storm off Cape Cod two months later, taking Bellamy, 143 men, and 4.5 tons of treasure with her – and was the first pirate ship ever discovered in North America, in 1984.


1718

* ():
Battle of Cape Passaro The Battle of Cape Passaro, also known as Battle of Avola or Battle of Syracuse, was a major naval battle fought on 11 August 1718 between a fleet of the British Royal Navy under Admiral Sir George Byng and a fleet of the Spanish Navy under R ...
, 11 August. The 70-gun ship was captured by and . *''Protestant Caesar'' (): The merchant ship was captured on 9 April by ''Adventure'', ''Revenge'', '' Queen Anne's Revenge'', and other ships (all Blackbeard). She was looted, burnt and sunk.


1719

* ():
Battle of Ösel Island The Battle of Osel Island took place on May 24, 1719 (O.S.), during the Great Northern War. It was fought near the island of Saaremaa (Ösel). It led to a victory for the Russian captain Naum Senyavin Naum Akimovich Senyavin (''Наум Аки ...
, 24 May: The 10-gun ship was captured by the Imperial Russian Navy. * (): Battle of Ösel Island, 24 May: The 30-gun ship was captured by the Imperial Russian Navy. * (): Battle of Ösel Island, 24 May: The 52-gun ship was captured by the Imperial Russian Navy.


Unknown date

* (): The 56-gun ship was captured in 1713 or 1714 by the Royal Swedish Navy.


1721–30


1722

*''Ranger'' ( Bartholomew Roberts): The pirate ship was captured on 5 February by the Royal Navy's . *''Royal Fortune'' ( Bartholomew Roberts): The pirate ship was captured on 10 February by the Royal Navy's .


1725

*''Prince Frederick''( : The British merchant ship was captured by the Spanish at Vera Cruz.


1731–40


1731

* ( Royal Navy): The brig Rebecca, commanded by Robert Jenkins, was captured in April 1731 by the Spanish Navy, on suspicion of smuggling, being ''casus belli'' of the War of Jenkins' Ear.


1739

* (): The ship was captured on 3 March by the Royal Navy.


1741–50


1744

* (): The merchant ship was captured in February by the French Navy.


1745

* ( Royal Navy): The 14-gun sloop was captured by the French Navy. * (): The 64-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy.


1746

* ( Royal Navy): The 14-gun sloop was captured by the French Navy. * (): The 58-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): The 18-gun sloop was captured by the Royal Navy. * ( Royal Navy): The 10-gun sloop was captured by the French Navy. * (): The 60-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): The 64-gun ship was captured in October by the Royal Navy. * ( Royal Navy): The 50-gun fourth rate was captured by the French Navy.


1747

* (): First Battle of Cape Finisterre,
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: The 74-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): Second Battle of Cape Finisterre, 14 June: The 74-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): First Battle of Cape Finisterre, 3 May: The 50-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): First Battle of Cape Finisterre, 3 May: The 58-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): First Battle of Cape Finisterre, 3 May: The 74-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): Second Battle of Cape Finisterre, 14 June: The 74-gun third rate was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): Second Battle of Cape Finisterre, 14 June: The 74-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): The 30-gun fifth rate was captured by the Royal Navy's . * (): First Battle of Cape Finisterre, 3 May: The 74-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): First Battle of Cape Finisterre, 3 May: The 74-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): Second Battle of Cape Finisterre, 14 June: The 50-gun fourth rate was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): Second Battle of Cape Finisterre, 14 June: The 74-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): Second Battle of Cape Finisterre, 14 June: The 64-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): The 70-gun ship was captured on 19 October by the Royal Navy, after the 4 battles of the
Voyage of the Glorioso The voyage of the ''Glorioso'' involved four naval engagements fought in 1747 during the War of the Austrian Succession between the Spanish 70-gun ship of the line ''Glorioso'' and several British squadrons of ships of the line and frigates whi ...
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1748

* (): The Compagnie des Indes ship was captured by the French Navy. * (): The 74-gun third rate was captured by the Royal Navy.


1751–60


1755

* (): The 64-gun ship was captured on 8 June by the Royal Navy's and . * (): The 64-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy.


1756

* (): The 58-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * ( Royal Navy): The 60-gun fourth rate was captured in March by the French Navy.


1757

* (): The 64-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): The 50-gun fourth rate was captured on 17 March by the French Navy.


1758

* (): The privateer was captured by the British. * (): The 64-gun ship was captured on 2 November in the Irish Sea by the Royal Navy's . * (): Siege of Louisbourg: The 64-gun ship was captured on 25 July by the Royal Navy's . * (): The 24-gun sixth rate was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): Battle of Cartagena, 28 February: The 80-gun ship was captured on 28 February by the Royal Navy's , and . * (): Battle of Fort Niagara, 6–26 July: The snow was captured uncompleted at Fort Niagara, New France and completed as HMS ''Mohawk''. * (): The 64-gun ship was captured in February by the Royal Navy. * (): The 64-gun ship was captured on 29 May by the Royal Navy's and .


1759

* (): The 32-gun frigate was captured on 18 May by the Royal Navy's , and . * (): Battle of Lagos, 19 August: The 74-gun ship was captured on 18 August by the Royal Navy. * (): Battle of Quiberon Bay, 20 November: The 80-gun ship was captured on 20 November by the Royal Navy's . * (): Battle of Lagos, 19 August: The 64-gun ship was captured on 18 August by the Royal Navy. * (): The 60-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): Battle of Lagos, 19 August: The 74-gun ship was captured on 18 August by the Royal Navy's .


1761–70


1761

* (): The 64-gun ship was captured in July by the Royal Navy. * (): The 64-gun ship was captured on 3 April by the Royal Navy. * (): The 18-gun sloop was captured on 30 January by the Royal Navy. * (): The 74-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): The 56-gun ship was captured on 1 April by the Royal Navy's . * (): The 64-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): The was captured on 8 January by the Royal Navy. * (): The 60-gun fourth rate was captured on 24 January by the Royal Navy.


1762

* (): The 60-gun ship was captured on 13 August by the Royal Navy. * (): The was captured on 23 May by the French Navy. * (): The 28-gun frigate was captured in the
action of 31 May 1762 The action of 31 May 1762 was a minor naval engagement that took place off the Spanish coast off Cadiz, between a British Royal Naval frigate and a sloop against a Spanish frigate during the recently declared Anglo-Spanish War (1762–63). Whe ...
by the Royal Navy. * (): The 74-gun ship was captured on 13 August by the Royal Navy. * (): The 64-gun ship was captured on 13 August by the Royal Navy.


1770

* (): Battle of Chesma, 5–7 July: The 60-gun ship was captured by the Imperial Russian Navy.


1771–80


1775

* ( Royal Navy): The 10-gun sloop was captured by an American privateer.


1776

* (
Continental Navy The Continental Navy was the navy of the United States during the American Revolutionary War and was founded October 13, 1775. The fleet cumulatively became relatively substantial through the efforts of the Continental Navy's patron John Adams ...
): The sloop was captured by the Royal Navy's . *'' Mifflin'' (
Continental Navy The Continental Navy was the navy of the United States during the American Revolutionary War and was founded October 13, 1775. The fleet cumulatively became relatively substantial through the efforts of the Continental Navy's patron John Adams ...
): Commanded by G. W. Babcock, captured 1776 by British cruisers at New York. * (
Continental Navy The Continental Navy was the navy of the United States during the American Revolutionary War and was founded October 13, 1775. The fleet cumulatively became relatively substantial through the efforts of the Continental Navy's patron John Adams ...
): The 14-gun schooner was captured on 26 August by the Royal Navy's .


1777

* Delaware (): The 24-gun frigate commanded by Captain Charles Alexander, was captured after running aground near Philadelphia on September 26, 1777. She was taken into the Royal Navy as the Delaware. * (): The 32-gun frigate was captured on 8 July by the Royal Navy's (44). *'' Industrious Bee'' (): The
brigantine A brigantine is a two-masted sailing vessel with a fully square-rigged foremast and at least two sails on the main mast: a square topsail and a gaff sail mainsail (behind the mast). The main mast is the second and taller of the two masts. Older ...
was captured on 29 August by the Continental Navy's . * USS Lexington (1776) (): The 14-gun brigantine was captured by the Royal Navy's . * (): The 14-gun brig was captured by the Royal Navy.


1778

* ( Royal Navy): The 18-gun sloop was captured in April by the French Navy's . * ( Royal Navy): The 12-gun sloop was captured by the United States Navy. * Raleigh (): The 32-gun frigate ran aground at Matinicus Isle, Maine and was abandoned. She was captured by the Royal Navy three days later and refloated.


1779

* (): The convict ship was captured by the Royal Navy's . * ( Royal Navy): The 64-gun third rate was captured on 17 August by the French Navy's . * ( Royal Navy): The was captured on 10 September by the French Navy's . * (): The privateer was captured on 13 October by the Royal Navy's . * (): The 14-gun brig-sloop was captured by the Royal Navy. * ( Royal Navy): The was captured on 1 May by the French Navy's .


1780

* (): The frigate was captured on 14 July by the Royal Navy's . * ''Boston'' (): The 24-gun frigate was captured at the end of the siege of Charleston, South Carolina. She was taken into the Royal Navy as HMS ''Charleston''. * (): Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 16 January: The 70-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 16 January: The 80-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * ( Royal Navy): The 14-gun sloop was captured by the French Navy. * (): Action of 8 January 1780: The armed merchantman was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): The ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): The frigate was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 16 January: The 68-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 16 January: The 70-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): The 44-gun fifth rate was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): The 64-gun ship was captured on 24 February by the Royal Navy. * Providence (): The 28-gun frigate was captured at the end of the siege of Charleston, South Carolina. The Royal Navy took her into service as HMS ''Providence''. * (): Action of 8 January 1780: The 16-gun private corvette was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 16 January: The 70-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): The 28-gun East India Company's Indiaman was captured in the Action of 9 August by the Spanish Navy, along with other 54 British ships. * (): The 28-gun East India Company's Indiaman was captured in the Action of 9 August by the Spanish Navy, along with other 54 British ships. * (): The 30-gun East India Company's Indiaman was captured in the Action of 9 August by the Spanish Navy, along with 54 other British ships. * (): The 28-gun East India Company's Indiaman was captured in the Action of 9 August by the Spanish Navy, along with other 54 British ships. * (): The Spanish Navy captured the 28-gun East India Company's
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in the Action of 9 August, along with other 54 British ships.


1781–90


1781

* (): The Royal Navy captured the ''Baleine''-class cargo ship on 12 December; the Navy took her into service as HMS ''Abondance''. *(): The 20-gun brig under the command of Captain James Magee was captured by British frigate, HMS ''Amphytrite'' off Cape Ann, Massachusetts. She was taken into the Royal Navy. * ''Confederacy'' (): (44) and (32) captured the 36-gun frigate in March; the Royal Navy took her into service as HMS ''Confederate''. * (): The was captured on 2 July by the Royal Navy's . *'' Mars'' (): The 18-gun privateer brig-sloop was captured on 3 December by the Royal Navy's . * ( Royal Navy): The was captured on 11 September by the French Navy. * (): The fourth rate was captured by the Royal Navy. * ( Royal Navy): The 18-gun sloop-of-war was captured on 3 April by the Spanish Navy during the Siege of Pensacola. * ( Royal Navy): The 16-gun sloop-of-war was captured on 4 April by the Spanish Navy's and .


1782

* (): The 64-gun ship was captured in April by the Royal Navy. * (): The 64-gun ship was captured. * (): Battle of the Saintes, 9–12 April: The 64-gun third rate was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): The 64-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): The 74-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): Battle of the Saintes, 9–12 April: The 74-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy * (): Battle of the Saintes, 9–12 April: The was captured by the Royal Navy. * ( Royal Navy): The 50-gun fourth rate was captured on 21 January by the French Navy's . * ( Royal Navy): The was captured by the French Navy * HMS ''Iris'' ( Royal Navy): The frigate was captured on 9 September by the French Navy's . * (): Battle of the Mona Passage, 19 April: The 64-gun ship was captured on 19 April by the Royal Navy. * (): The 74-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): The was captured on 21 April by the Royal Navy's . * ():
Great Siege of Gibraltar The Great Siege of Gibraltar was an unsuccessful attempt by Spain and France to capture Gibraltar from the British during the War of the American Revolution. It was the largest battle in the war by number of combatants. The American war had end ...
, 24 June 1779 – 7 February 1783: The 74-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * ():
Action of 6 December 1782 The action of 6 December 1782 was an naval encounter primarily fought between and the off the coast of Martinique.  ''Ruby'' easily defeated ''Solitaire''. Background By the end of 1782 the Spanish and French had been on the defensive since th ...
: The 64-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy's . * ''South Carolina'': The 40-gun frigate of the South Carolina navy was captured by HMs Diomede (44), HMS Quebec (32), and HMS Astraea (32) on December 22, 1782. * (): The 90-gun first rate was captured in April by the Royal Navy.


1783

* (): The was captured on 15 February by the Royal Navy's . * ( Royal Navy): The 28-gun sixth rate was captured on 12 January by the French Navy.


1788

* (): The 62-gun ship was captured by the Imperial Russian Navy. * (): Battle of Hogland, 17 July: The 74-gun ship was captured by the Imperial Russian Navy. * (): Battle of Hogland, 17 July: The 74-gun ship was captured by the Royal Swedish Navy. *A 64-gun ship () was captured by the Imperial Russian Navy and commissioned as .


1789

* (): The sloop was captured in March by the Spanish Navy.


1790

* (): Battle of Vyborg Bay, 4 July: The 60-gun ship was captured by the Imperial Russian Navy. * (): Battle of Tendra, 8–9 September: The 78-gun ship was captured by the Imperial Russian Navy. * (): Battle of Reval, 13 May: The 64-gun ship was captured by the Imperial Russian Navy. * (): Battle of Vyborg Bay, 4 July: The 66-gun ship was captured by the Imperial Russian Navy. * (): Battle of Vyborg Bay, 4 July: The 66-gun ship was captured by the Imperial Russian Navy. * (): Battle of Vyborg Bay, 4 July: The 74-gun ship was captured by the Imperial Russian Navy. * (): Battle of Vyborg Bay, 4 July: The 54-gun ship was captured by the Imperial Russian Navy.


1791–1800


1793

*''Adamant'' (): The ship was captured off Saint Vincent by a French ship and sent to Martinique. *''Adventure'' (): The snow was captured by a French privateer and sent to
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, United States. * (): The East India Company's merchant ship was captured in May by a French privateer. * (): Siege of Toulon 18 September – 18 December: The was seized by the Royal Navy as a prize of war. * (): Siege of Toulon: The 74-gun ship was seized in August by the Royal Navy as a prize of war. * (): The 74-gun ship was captured in December by the French with the breaking of the Siege of Toulon. *''Alert'' (): The ship was captured in the Mediterranean sea by a French ship and sent into Marseille, Var. * (): The brig was captured on 28 August by the Royal Navy. * ( Royal Navy): The brig was burnt and scuttled on 18 December. She was salvaged by the French Navy on 28 December. *''Alodia'' (): The ship was captured by ''Little Democrat'' and sent to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. *''Amelia'' () The ship was captured while on a voyage from Barbados to St. John's,
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, British North America. *''Amity'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''Club''. *''Ant'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''Club''. *''Beau'' (): The ship was captured in the Atlantic ocean off the coast of Africa by the British ship ''Hope''. * ''Britannia'': (): A French privateer captured ''Britannia'' in July as ''Britannia'' was returning from her first whaling voyage. *''Brothers'' (): The ship was captured and taken into
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, United States. *''Brutus'' (): The snow was captured in the
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. *''Camilla'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer but was later recaptured by ''Harriot'' and ''Speightown'' (both ), which were operating under letters of marque. * (): Siege of Toulon: was seized in August by the Royal Navy as a prize of war. * (): The was captured in December by the French with the breaking of the Siege of Toulon. * (): Siege of Toulon: was seized in August by the Royal Navy as a prize of war. * (): The was captured in December by the French with the breaking of the Siege of Toulon. *''Chandenque'' (): The
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was captured in the Bengal River. *''Chilcomb'' (): The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean by the French vessel ''Carmagnole'' and sent to
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: The was captured by the Royal Navy's . *''Commerce'' (): The ship was captured by the and taken to Brest, Finistère * (): Siege of Toulon: The was seized on 29 August by the Royal Navy as a prize of war. *''Coningham'' (): The ship was captured by the and sent to
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, United States. * (): Siege of Toulon: The was seized in August by the Royal Navy as a prize of war. * (): The was captured in December by the French with the breaking of the Siege of Toulon. *''Culloden'' (): The ship was seized as a prize at
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, France. *''Custine'' (): The privateer was captured in the English Channel by and sent to Portsmouth, Hampshire. *''Delight'' (): The ship was captured by ''Mary'' and sent to Liverpool, Lancashire, Kingdom of Great Britain. *''Delight'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer off
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. * (): The 74-gun ship was seized in August by the Royal Navy as a prize of war. *''Diligent'' (): The ship was captured in the Mediterranean sea by a French ship and sent into Marseille. *''Doi'' (): The ship was captured by the and sent to
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, United States. * (): Siege of Toulon: was seized in August by the Royal Navy as a prize of war. *''Druid'' (): The ship was captured by a French ship on 5 November and sent to
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. * (): Siege of Toulon: was seized in August by the Royal Navy as a prize of war. * (): The was captured in December by the French with the breaking of the Siege of Toulon. * (): The 16-gun brig-sloop was captured by the Royal Navy's . *''Esther and Kitty'' (): The ship was captured and taken to Bergen, Norway. *''Fancy'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''Republican'' in November and sent to Martinique. *''Favourite'' (): The ship was seized as a prize at Ostend, West Flanders, France. *''Flora'' (): The ship was captured by a French ship while on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware, United States to Jamaica. She was ordered to
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but was subsequently recaptured by . * (): Siege of Toulon: was seized in August by the Royal Navy as a prize of war. * (): The was captured in December by the French with the breaking of the Siege of Toulon. *''George'' (): The ship was captured in the Mediterranean sea by a French ship and sent into Marseille. *''George and Peggy'' (): The ship was captured by and sent into
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, United States. *''Golden Age'' (): The ship was captured by the and sent to Philadelphia. *''Good Hope'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer and sent to a Norwegian port. *''Good Intent'' (): The ship was captured and taken to New York. *''Greenaway'' (): The ship was captured by the and sent into Cadiz, Spain. *''Greyhound'' (): The ship was captured off Jamaica by a French privateer. * (): Siege of Toulon: The 74-gun ship was seized in August by the Royal Navy as a prize of war. * (): The 74-gun ship was captured in December by the French with the breaking of the Siege of Toulon. * (): Siege of Toulon: The 64-gun ship was seized in August by the Royal Navy as a prize of war. * (): The 64-gun ship was captured in December by the French with the breaking of the Siege of Toulon. *''Harriot'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer and sent into Charleston. * (): Siege of Toulon: The 74-gun ship was seized in August by the Royal Navy as a prize of war. * (): Siege of Toulon: was seized in August by the Royal Navy as a prize of war. * (): The was captured in December by the French with the breaking of the Siege of Toulon. *''Hope'' (): The ship was captured by the French vessel ''Citizen Genet'' and sent to Philadelphia. * (): The was captured on 11 October by the Spanish Navy's and the Royal Navy's . *''Jupiter'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''La Reunion'' and sent to
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, Seine-Maritime but foundered before she reached port. *''Kitty'' (): The ship was captured by the and sent to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. *''La Constance'' (): The snow was captured in the Bengal River. * (): Siege of Toulon: The 80-gun ship was seized on 29 August by the Royal Navy as a prize of war. * (): The 80-gun ship was captured in December by the French with the breaking of the Siege of Toulon. *''La St. Dominique'' (): The full-rigged ship was captured in the Bengal River. *''L'Egalité'' (): The ship was captured in the Atlantic ocean off the coast of Africa by the British ship ''Hope''. *''Le Maria'' (): The ship was captured in the Atlantic ocean off the coast of Africa by the British ship ''Hope''. *''Les Deux Amis'' (): The full-rigged ship was captured in the Bengal River. * (): Siege of Toulon: The 80-gun ship was seized in August by the Royal Navy as a prize of war. * (): Siege of Toulon: The 74-gun ship was seized in August by the Royal Navy as a prize of war. * (): The 74-gun ship was burnt in December at Toulon. She was later salvaged and repaired by the French Navy. *''Lillies'' (): The ship was captured by the French frigate ''La Blonde'' and sent into Brest, Finistère. *''L'Oiseul'' (): The armed lugger was captured in the
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off Belle Île, Morbihan by ''Lottery'' (). * (): Siege of Toulon: The was seized in August by the Royal Navy as a prize of war. *''Maria'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer and sent to Charleston. * (): Siege of Toulon: was seized in August by the Royal Navy as a prize of war. * (): The was captured in December by the French with the breaking of the Siege of Toulon. *''Millica'' (): The ship was captured by the and sent to Baltimore. * (): The on 17 October by the Royal Navy's . *''Morning Star'' (): The
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was captured by and sent to Charleston. *''Nancy'' (): The ship was captured off the mouth of the
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and sent to New York. *''Nautilus'' (): The ship was captured in the Mediterranean sea by a French ship and sent into Marseille. * (): Siege of Toulon: The was seized on 20 August by the Royal Navy as a prize of war. *''Nestor'' (): The snow was captured in the Bengal River. *''Prince William Henry'' (): The ship was captured by a French ship in the West Indies. * (): Siege of Toulon: The was surrendered on 29 August to the Royal Navy. *''Queen'' (): The ship was captured by a French ship in the West Indies. *''Reddington'' (): The ship was captured in November by the French privateer ''Industry'' and sent to a Virginian port. *''Robert'' (): The ship was captured and taken to New York. *''Rooksby'' (): The ship was captured by the and sent into Cadiz, Spain. *''Saint Jacques'' (): The full-rigged ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa by . * (): Siege of Toulon: The was seized in August by the Royal Navy as a prize of war. * (): The was captured in December by the French with the breaking of the Siege of Toulon. * (): Siege of Toulon: was seized in August by the Royal Navy as a prize of war. * (): The was seized in August by the Royal Navy as a prize of war. * (): The was captured in December by the French with the breaking of the Siege of Toulon. *''Sovereign'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer and sent to Charleston. * (): Siege of Toulon: The 74-gun ship was seized in August by the Royal Navy as a prize of war. *''Swift'' (): The ship was captured by two French warships in the
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and was sent into Brest. * ( Royal Navy): The was captured on 25 October by the French Navy's . * (): Siege of Toulon: was seized in August by the Royal Navy as a prize of war. *''Three Brothers'' (): The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean by . * (): The was seized in August by the Royal Navy as a prize of war. * (): The was captured in December by the French with the breaking of the Siege of Toulon. *''Traveller'' (): The ship was captured in the Mediterranean sea by a French ship and sent into Marseille. *''Two Brothers'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer and sent to Charleston. *'' Venus'' (): The privateer schooner was captured by the Royal Navy, in the West Indies. *''Vrouw Angina'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer and sent to a Norwegian port. *''Vrouw Elizabeth Judity'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from
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, Russia to Amsterdam and taken to Havre Le Grace, Seine-Maritime, France. *''Vulture'' (): The ship was captured and taken to
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, Norway. *''York'' (): The ship was captured in the Mediterranean sea by a French ship and sent into Marseille.


1794

* (): Glorious First of June: The was captured by the Royal Navy. * ( Sardinian Navy): The was captured on 10 June by the French Navy's '' Boudeuse''. * ( Royal Navy):
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: The 74-gun third rate was captured by the French Navy's . *''Alliance'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from London to Jamaica. * (): Glorious First of June: The was captured by the Royal Navy's . *''Ann'' (): The ship was captured by the while on a voyage from Loverpool to Africa. She was taken to L'Orient, Morbihan, France. *''Apollo'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Barbados to Lancaster, Lancashire. She was taken to a French port. *''Ariadne'' (): The ship was captured in the Mediterranean Sea by the French while on a voyage from London to
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. She was sent to Toulon, Var, France. *''Atalanta'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from London to Jamaica. * (): Action of 23 April 1794: The corvette was captured by the Royal Navy's and . *''Beaufoy'' (): The ship was captured in the English Channel by the French and taken to a French port. *''Bergen'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer off
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, French Guiana while on a voyage from Amsterdam to
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. *''Betsey'' (): The ship was captured in the Mediterranean Sea by a French privateer and ordered to Genoa. *''Betsey and Mary'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands to
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, British North America. *''Biens Aimée'' (): The ship was captured at Bengal, India. *''Bonetto'' (
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): The ship was captured by a French vessel and sent into Brest, Finistère, France. *''Buop-Succes'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Goa to Lisbon. *''Cæsar'' (): The ship was captured by a French
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and was ordered into a French port but was wrecked on the French coast. *''Caroline'' (): The ship was captured by and and sent to The Downs. *''Charming Kitty'' (): The ship was captured and sunk by a French
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while on a voyage from
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to
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. *''Citoyen'' (): The ship was captured off Pondicherry, India. *''Colonel'' (): The ship was captured by three French frigates while on a voyage from the Bahamas to Liverpool. She was taken to L'Orient. *''Commerce'' (): The ship was captured by a French vessel while on a voyage from Maryland to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic. She was sent in to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France. *''Copenhagen'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''Sans Culotte'' and sent to Martinique. * (): Glorious First of June: The 80-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy's . *''De Vrouw Margaretha'' (): The ship was captured and sunk by a French privateer while on a voyage from
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to London, Great Britain. *''Diana'' (): The ship was captured by the French in the North Channel and was sunk. *''Diligence'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from
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, Spain to Cork. *''Dispatch'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Jersey to Oporto, Portugal. *''Dryades'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Bridport, Dorset to Quebec, British North America. She was taken to Brest, France. * ():
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: The frigate was captured by the Royal Navy's . *''Endeavour'' (): The ship was captured in the North Sea off
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, Yorkshire by a French
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. * (): Action of 23 April 1794: The was captured by the Royal Navy's . * (): The 15-gun brig-sloop was captured by the Royal Navy's . *''Favourite'' (): The ship was captured by a French vessel while on a voyage from Limerick, Ireland to London. She was sent to Brest, Finistère, France. *''Fly'' () The ship was captured by a French warship and taken to Virginia, United States. *''Fly'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Liverpool to
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, Spain. *''Freedom'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Cork to San Sebastián, Spain. *''Friends'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Mevagissey, Cornwall to Guernsey. *''Friendship'' (): The ship was captured in the North Sea while on a voyage from
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to Ostend, West Flanders, France. She was sent to
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. *''Friendship'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from
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to Newfoundland. *''George'' (): The ship was captured on 1 January by a French frigate and sent to L'Orient, Morbihan. *''Good Intent'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to London. She was taken to L'Orient. *''Hannibal'' (): The collier was captured on 14 December by the '' Minerve'' off "Ivica" while on a voyage from Liverpool to Naples. She was recaptured on 25 December by and sent to
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. *''Hero'' (): The ship was captured by a French vessel and sent to
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, Seine-Maritime. *''Hope'' (): The ship was captured by the French and later recaptured and sent to Bermuda. *''Hope'' (): The ship was captured off Barbados on 9 November by the French privateer
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''Le Peuple François'' while on a voyage from London to
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. *''Horwood'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Oporto to Dublin, Ireland. * (): Glorious First of June: The was captured by the Royal Navy's . *''James'' (): The ship was captured by the French and sunk while on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Limerick, Ireland. *''James and Rebecca'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Saint Vincent to London. *''Jane'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from
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to Oporto. *''John and Margaret'' (): The ship was captured on 16 July off the Isle of Lewis while on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to
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, Ireland. *''Juffrouw Alida'' (): The ship was captured on 19 December in the North Sea off
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, Norfolk, Great Britain by a French ship. She was recaptured on 26 December by British fishermen. *''Krageror'' (): The ship was captured by a French frigate while on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic. She was sent to Brest, Finistère, France. *''Lady Jane'' (): The ship was captured by the French in the North Sea off the Dogger Bank. She was subsequently recaptured by ( Royal Navy). *''Law-Sacramento'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Bengal to
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. *''Lewis'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Cadiz to Newfoundland. *''Mary'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from
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, Channel Islands to Limerick, Ireland. *''Mary'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Dartmouth to Bilbao, Spain. *''Mary Ann'' (): The ship was captured on 16 August in the Atlantic Ocean () by the while on a voyage from tobago to London. *''Mermaid'' (): The ship was captured by a French vessel and sent into Brest. * (: The 32-gun frigate was captured on 10 August by the Royal Navy. *''Mentor'' (): The ship was captured in the North Sea 20 leagues ( off the British coast by the and sent to Mandahl, Norway. *''Minerva'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Gibraltar to London. *''Nancy'' (): The ship was captured by the French on 10 June while on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to an African port. She was taken into Brest. * (: The 38-gun frigate was scuttled by the French at Saint-Florent,
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on 18 February. She was salvaged by the Royal Navy the next day and taken into service as HMS ''St Fiorenzo''. *''Nelly'' (): The ship was captured by a French frigate while on a voyage from Memel,
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to the
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. She was set afire and sunk. * (): Glorious First of June: The was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): Action of 23 April 1794: The 40-gun frigate was captured by the Royal Navy. *''Peggy'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Southampton, Waterford, Ireland. *''Peggy'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from London to
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. *''Perseverance'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from the
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to New Brunswick, British North America. She was taken to Providence, Rhode Island, United States. * (): A French squadron captured the off the Bonny River between 23 and 29 December 1794. *''Ranger'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Barbados to London. *''Rose'' (): The ship was captured on 31 December by the French while on a voyage from
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to Leith,
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. *''Sandown'' (): The ship was captured in the Gulf of Mexico (on 18 July by the French privateer ''Guillotine''. She was subsequently recaptured by , which also captured the French privateer. * (): Glorious First of June: The was captured by the Royal Navy's . *''Severn'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to
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, United States. She was taken to Brest, France. * (): The was captured on 17 June by the Royal Navy's . * (): The was captured on 21 October by the Royal Navy's . *''Roman Emperor'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer and taken to
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. *''Sally'' (): The ship was reported to have been captured then recaptured. * ( Royal Navy): The was captured on 9 June by the French Navy. *''Sans Culotte'' (): The privateer was captured by and sent to Saint Kitts. *''St. Antonia'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Bengal to Lisbon. * (): The brig was captured on 12 January by the Royal Navy's *''Susannah'' (): The ship was captured by the French in October and sunk while on a voyage from London to a Portuguese port. *'' Le Venguer'' (): The sloop was captured by the British Army at Saint-Pierre on 17 February 1794, during the Battle of Martinique. *''Vrude'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from Amsterdam to Bilbao, Spain. She was taken into
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, Seine-Maritime. *''William'' (): The ship was captured in the North Sea off
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, Yorkshire by a French brig cutter while on a voyage from
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, Latvia to Portsmouth, Hampshire.


1795

*''Achilles'' (): The ship was captured by the French and taken into
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, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France while on a voyage from St. Andero, Spain to London. * (): Battle of Groix, 23 June: The 74-gun third rate was captured by the Royal Navy's and . *''Alfred'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''Le Brutus Français'' while on a voyage from Jamaica to London. She was taken to
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, United States. *''Alice'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Barbados to Liverpool, Lancashire. She subsequently foundered. * (): 22 August: The 36-gun frigate was captured by the Royal Navy off
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, Norway. *''Britainca'' (): The snow was captured by a French
schooner A schooner () is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more masts and, in the case of a two-masted schooner, the foremast generally being shorter than the mainmast. A common variant, the topsail schoon ...
while on a voyage from Lisbon to Waterford. She was subsequently recaptured by the Royal Navy's . * ''Britannia'': (): A French privateer captured ''Britannia'' as she was on her way to the Caribbean with a cargo of slaves from West Africa. *''Ann''(): The ship was captured by the French and taken to Cadiz, Spain. *''Anna'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer while on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Jamaica. She was recaptured by ( Royal Navy) and arrived safely at Jamaica. *''Anna'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from
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, Yorkshire, Great Britain to
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. *''Argo'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from
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, United States to a Portuguese port. She was taken to Toulon, Var, France. *''Ashley'' (): The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal on 23 September by the French and was sunk. *''Bacchus'' (): The ship was captured by ). She was taken to Bermuda. * ( Royal Navy): The was captured on 7 March by the French Navy's , and . *''Brothers'' (): The ship was captured by the French and taken to
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, United States. * (): The 10-gun brig was captured on 10 October by the Royal Navy's . * (): Naval Battle of Genoa, 14 August: The 80-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy's . * ( Royal Navy):
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: The was captured by the French Navy. * (): Naval Battle of Genoa, 14 August: The was captured by the Royal Navy. * ( Royal Navy): The was captured in October by the French Navy. *''Columbus'' (): The ship was captured by the French on 14 January while on a voyage from Cadiz, Spain to London. She was taken to a French port. *''Concordia'' (): The ship was captured in the North Sea by the French and taken to Ostend or Bruges. * (): The 14-gun brig-sloop was seized by the Royal Navy as a prize of war. *''Dom Successo'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Bengal to Oporto. *''Dove'' (): The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape St. Vincent on 29 September by the French and was sunk. She was on a voyage from
Poole Poole () is a large coastal town and seaport in Dorset, on the south coast of England. The town is east of Dorchester and adjoins Bournemouth to the east. Since 1 April 2019, the local authority is Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Counc ...
, Dorset to Faro, Portugal. *Dragon (): The ship was captured by the British at
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, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. *''Elizabeth'' (): The ship was captured by the French and taken into Bayonne while on a voyage from Trieste to Amsterdam,
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. *''Drumiate'' (
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): The ship was captured by the while on a voyage from Sicily to London. She was taken to Toulon, Var. *''Eliza'' (): The ship was captured by a British frigate while on a voyage from France to the United States. She was taken to the Bahamas. *''Elizabeth'' (): The
sloop A sloop is a sailboat with a single mast typically having only one headsail in front of the mast and one mainsail aft of (behind) the mast. Such an arrangement is called a fore-and-aft rig, and can be rigged as a Bermuda rig with triangular sa ...
was captured by a French privateer in the Windward Passage while on a voyage from Jamaica to St. Domingo. *''Elizabeth'' (): The ship was captured by the French and sunk while on a voyage from New York to London. * ''Formidable'' (): Battle of Groix, 23 June: The was captured by the Royal Navy. *''Frederick'' (): The ship was captured in the North Sea by the French and taken to Ostend or Bruges. *''Friendship'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to
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. *''George'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer while on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Jamaica. She was taken to St. Domingo. *''Helena'' (): The ship was captured in February by the French while on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Lisbon, Portugal. She was taken to L'Orient. *''Hendrick'' (): The ship was captured in the North Sea by the French and taken to Ostend or Bruges. *''Hope'' (): The ship was captured off Vigo, Spain by a French privateer and was taken to
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, France. *''Industry''(): The ship was captured in the Mediterranean Sea by and taken to
Livorno Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 158,493 residents in December 2017. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn (pronou ...
. * (): The was captured on 14 February by the Spanish Navy. *''James'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer while on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. *''Jean'' (): The ship was captured by a French frigate while on a voyage from
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, Portugal to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was subsequently recaptured by her crew and arrived at Glasgow. *''John'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Liverpool. She was taken to Brest. *''Joseph'' (): The ship was captured on 8 March by the while on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to London. She was recaptured by . *''Latitia'' (): The ship was captured in the Mediterranean Sea by a French privateer while on a voyage from "Zant" to London. She was taken to
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. *' (): The
frigate A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied somewhat. The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and ...
was captured by ( Royal Navy) and taken to Plymouth, Devon. * (): The
corvette A corvette is a small warship. It is traditionally the smallest class of vessel considered to be a proper (or " rated") warship. The warship class above the corvette is that of the frigate, while the class below was historically that of the slo ...
was captured by a British squadron led by Admiral Warren. *''Little Ben'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to an African port. *''Liveley'' (): The ship was captured and sunk by the . *''Lucy'' (): The
schooner A schooner () is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more masts and, in the case of a two-masted schooner, the foremast generally being shorter than the mainmast. A common variant, the topsail schoon ...
was captured by the French in the Windward Passage while on a voyage from Jamaica to St. Domingo. *''Mary'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from a Cornish port to
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. * (): The 40-gun frigate was captured on 23 June by the Royal Navy's and . *''Pomona'' (): The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape St. Vincent on 26 September by the French. *''Mermaid'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Jamaica to Savannah, Georgia, United States. She was taken to Charleston. *''Momus'' (): The
sloop A sloop is a sailboat with a single mast typically having only one headsail in front of the mast and one mainsail aft of (behind) the mast. Such an arrangement is called a fore-and-aft rig, and can be rigged as a Bermuda rig with triangular sa ...
was captured by the French and sent to a French port. *''Monmouth'' (): The ship was captured by the French on or before 5 February. *''Nancy'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire. She subsequently foundered. *''Nelly'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from
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to Jamaica. *''Nostra Senora da Arrabida'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Lisbon to Bengal. * (): The 64-gun ship was captured on 22 October by the Royal Navy. *''Phyn'' : The ship was captured off Cuba on 23 January by the French privateer ''General Laveaux''. She was sent to
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, United States, arriving on 19 February. * ''Pique'' (): The 38-gun fifth rate frigate was captured on 4 January by the Royal Navy's . *''Pickmans'' (): The ship was captured in the North Sea by the French and taken to Ostend or Bruges. *''Pomona'' (): The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape St. Vincent on 29 September by the French and was sunk. *''Providence'' (): The ship was captured by the French and taken into Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France while on a voyage from. *''Queen'' (): The ship was captured on 7 March by the while on a voyage from Tenerife,
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to London. *''Richard'' (): The ship was captured by the French and taken to L'Orient, Morbihan. *''Richard'' (): The ship was captured by six privateers while on a voyage from New Providence, New Jersey, United States to Liverpool. She was taken to a South Carolina port. *''Rosamund'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from New Brunswick, British North America to Jamaica. She was taken to St. Domingo. *''Russia Merchant'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to the West Indies. She was taken to Brest, Finistère, France. *''San Bernando'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Santander, Spain to Falmouth, Cornwall Kingdom of Great Britain. She was subsequently recaptured and arrived at Falmouth. * (): The was captured by the Royal Navy's . *''Sprightly'' (): The
brig A brig is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: two masts which are both square rig, square-rigged. Brigs originated in the second half of the 18th century and were a common type of smaller merchant vessel or warship from then until the ...
was captured and sunk by the . *''St. Antonion'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Lisbon to Bengal. *''Susannah'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from
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, British North America to Vigo, Spain. *''Talbot'' (): The ship was captured by the French and taken into Bayonne while on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to the Barbary Coast. *''Thames'' (): The ship was recaptured from the French by . *''Thomas'' (): The
schooner A schooner () is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more masts and, in the case of a two-masted schooner, the foremast generally being shorter than the mainmast. A common variant, the topsail schoon ...
was captured by the French while on a voyage from London to Grenada. She was taken to Brest. * (): Battle of Groix, 23 June: The was captured by the Royal Navy's . *''Unity'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Oporto to Liverpool. She subsequently foundered. *''Unity'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Oporto to Southampton, Hampshire. She was taken to Brest. *' (): The
corvette A corvette is a small warship. It is traditionally the smallest class of vessel considered to be a proper (or " rated") warship. The warship class above the corvette is that of the frigate, while the class below was historically that of the slo ...
was captured in October in the Irish Sea by a British privateer. She subsequently foundered in a storm with the loss of all hands. *''Vrouw Magdalena'' (): The ship was captured in the North Sea by the French and taken to Ostend or Bruges. *''William'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer while on a voyage from New Brunswick, British North America to the West Indies. She was later recaptured by . *''William and Mary'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from
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, Portugal to Barbados. She was taken to St. Croix.


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*''Adolph'' (): The ship was captured by the Royal Navy while on a voyage from Amsterdam,
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to Cadiz, Spain. She was taken to
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, Kent. *''Amazon'' (): The ship was captured on 29 December by a French squadron and sunk. *''Ann'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish while on a voyage from
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, British North America to Naples,
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. She was taken to Carthagena, Spain. *''Betsey'' (): The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean while on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Jamaica. She was taken into
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. * (): Capitulation of Saldanha Bay on 17 August 1796: The 54-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. *''Britainca'' (): The snow was captured by a French
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while on a voyage from Lisbon to Waterford. She was subsequently recaptured by the Royal Navy's . *''Brothers'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from London to Faial, Portugal. She was taken into L'Orient, Seine-Maritime. *''Diana'' (): The
brig A brig is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: two masts which are both square rig, square-rigged. Brigs originated in the second half of the 18th century and were a common type of smaller merchant vessel or warship from then until the ...
was captured in the English Channel off Falmouth, Cornwall by a French frigate. She was subsequently recaptured by . * (): Capitulation of Saldanha Bay on 17 August 1796,: The 64-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. *''Elizabeth'' (): The ship was captured in the Mediterranean Sea while on a voyage from London to Naples,
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. She was taken to "Ferrajo". *''Eliza of Cornwall'' (): The ship was captured by a Dutch privateer. She was later recaptured by , which also captured the Dutch privateer. *''Endeavour'' (): The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa by a French privateer and was taken into Gorée. *''Ferret'' (): The ship was captured on 31 January by the French privateer ''Carmagnole'' while on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was taken to Havana, Cuba. *''Fortitude'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer while on a voyage from Jamaica to London. She was subsequently recaptured by the Royal Navy's and sent to Falmouth, Cornwall. *''Fortune'' (): The ship was captured in the English Channel off
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by a French privateer. She was set afire and sunk. *''Friendship'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from Lisbon to an English port. She was taken to L'Orient, Charente-Maritime. *''Friendship'' (): The ship was captured in the English Channel by a French privateer on 2 October while on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset to London. She was later recaptured and taken to Portsmouth. The privateer was also captured. *''Good Samaritan'' (): The ship was captured by the French. *''Governor Parr'' (): The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean by the French while on a voyage from Jamaica to Nova Scotia, British North America. *''Harrison'' (): The
brig A brig is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: two masts which are both square rig, square-rigged. Brigs originated in the second half of the 18th century and were a common type of smaller merchant vessel or warship from then until the ...
was captured off the Isle of Wight by a French privateer, but was subsequently recaptured and taken to
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. * (): Capitulation of Saldanha Bay on 17 August 1796: The 64-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. *''Hope'' (): The ship was captured in the Windward Passage while on a voyage from New Brunswick, British North America to Jamaica. She was recaptured but was the captured again by the French. *''Hope'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Jamaica. *''Hope'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''L'Hirondelle''. *''James and Mary'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Bangor to London. She was taken to Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, France. *''James and William'' (): The
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was captured by a French schooner while on a voyage from Lisbon to Liverpool. She was subsequently recaptured by the Royal Navy's and . *''Jengularre'' (): The ship was captured by a
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-based privateer and was taken to Plymouth, Devon. *''John and Thomas'' (): The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall by a French privateer on 30 September. *''Lavinia'' (): The ship was captured by a French frigate while on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to
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, Ireland. She was taken to L'Orient. *''Live Oak'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''L'Hirondelle'' while on a voyage from Lisbon to Liverpool. * (): The was captured on 20 April by the Royal Navy's . *''Margaret'' (): The ship was captured by the while on a voyage from Leith,
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, Portugal. She was set afire and sank. *''Maria'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Africa to the West Indies. She was taken to
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. *''Martinico'' (): The ship was captured in the Mediterranean Sea by the French while on a voyage from "Sassee" to Lisbon, Portugal. She was taken to
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. *''Mary Ann'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer while on a voyage from Dublin to Jamaica and was taken to
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. *''Mary Gracie'' (): The ship was captured by the French. *''Mentor'' (): The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa by a French privateer and was taken into Gorée. *''Nile'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer while on a voyage from the Current Islands to London. She was taken into Tunis, Beylik of Tunis. *''Nostra Senora de Arabida'' (): The ship was captured in the Indian Ocean by the French while on a voyage from Bengal to Lisbon. She was taken to Mauritius. *''Nostra Senora de Pedude de St. Antonio'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish while on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Oporto. She was taken to Vigo, Spain. *''Pacific'' (): The ship was captured by the Royal Navy's and sentto Falmouth, Cornwall. * ''Proserpine'' (): The was captured on 13 June by the Royal Navy's . *''Ranger'' (): The ship was captured off Barbados by a French privateer. * (): Capitulation of Saldanha Bay on 17 August 1796: The sloop was captured by the Royal Navy. *''
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'' (): The was captured on 8 June by the Royal Navy's . *''Thomas and Ellen'' (): The
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was captured on 18 March by a French privateer. She was recaptured the next day off Barfleur, Manche, France by the Royal Navy's and and taken to Portsmouth, Hampshire. *''Thomas and Sarah'' (): The ship was captured on 22 April by the French privateer ''Adventure'' while on a voyage from Ancona,
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to an English port. *''Three Sisters'' (): The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean by a Dutch squadron. * (): Capitulation of Saldanha Bay on 17 August 1796: The 54-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. *''
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'' (): The was captured on 11 April by the Royal Navy's . *''Unitey'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer off the coast of Norway while on a voyage from Danzig, Prussia to the
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. She was taken to Ostend, West Flanders, France. *''Vine'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from
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to the West Indies. She was taken to
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Gwadloup, ) is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and the ...
. *''William'' (): The ship was captured in the North Sea by a French privateer. and taken to Bergen, Norway. * (): The 64-gun ship was captured on 19 January by the Royal Navy.


1797

* (): The chasse-marée was captured on 25 July by (). * ():
Battle of Camperdown The Battle of Camperdown (known in Dutch as the ''Zeeslag bij Kamperduin'') was a major naval action fought on 11 October 1797, between the British North Sea Fleet under Admiral Adam Duncan and a Batavian Navy (Dutch) fleet under Vice-Admiral ...
11 October: The 68-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. *''Ahoy'' (): The ship was captured by the French in the West Indies She was later recaptured and taken to Tortola. *''Alegria'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from a Brazilian port to Oporto. *''Alert'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa. *''Alfred'' (): The ship was captured in the Irish Sea by the French while on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Limerick, Ireland. * (): Battle of Camperdown, 11 October: The 54-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. *''Antigua'' (): The sailing barge was captured by the French while on a voyage from
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to London. She was taken in toe L'Orient, Seine-Maritime, France. * (): The 16-gun brig-sloop was captured on 10 January by the Royal Navy's . *''Bea Fi'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from a Brazilian port to Oporto. *''Bernardo'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from a Brazilian port to Oporto. *''Brothers'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish while on a voyage from a Cornish port to Naples,
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. She was taken to Algeciras, Spain. *''Calypso'' (): The ship was captured by a French frigate, set afire and sunk. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to London. *''Carolina'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from a Brazilian port to Oporto. *''Draper'' (): The ship was captured and sunk by the French. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Dublin, Ireland. *''Duke of Cumberland'' (): The ship was captured on 6 November by Spanish Frigates. She was taken to the River Plata. *''Eliza'' (): The ship was captured in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire by the French privateer ''Enterprize''. She was subsequently released. *''Elizabeth and Peggy'' (): The ship was captured in the Irish Sea by the French while on a voyage from Limerick to London. *''Enigheten'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from a Cornish port to Naples. She was taken to Genoa. * (): The 70-gun ship was captured by the French Navy. *''Eider Stroman'' (): The ship was captured in the English Channel by the British privateer ''Lottery'' while on a voyage from
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, Pyrénées-Atlantiques to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine. She was taken to Jersey, Channel Islands. *''Elizabeth'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Jamaica. She was taken to St. Jago de Cuba. * (): The 66-gun ship was captured by the French Navy. *''Fame'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer while on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Oporto. * (): Battle of Camperdown, 11 October: The 64-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. *''George'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Martinique to London. She was taken to
Curaçao Curaçao ( ; ; pap, Kòrsou, ), officially the Country of Curaçao ( nl, Land Curaçao; pap, Pais Kòrsou), is a Lesser Antilles island country in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about north of the Venezuela coast ...
. * (): The ship was captured by the French Navy. * (): Battle of Camperdown, 11 October: The 64-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. *''Hampshire'' (): The ship was captured on 2 January by the French privateer ''Patriot'' while on a voyage from London to Jamaica. She was taken to Brest, Finistère, France. * (): The 74-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy's . * ( Royal Navy): The 32-gun fifth rate was taken over by mutineers on 22 September and handed to the Spanish Navy five days later. *''Hero'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from
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to Liverpool. She was taken to Saint Croix. *''Hope'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer while on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to
Guernsey Guernsey (; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; french: Guernesey) is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency. It is the second largest of the Channel Islands ...
, Channel Islands. *''Hopewell'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer while on a voyage from London to
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. She was later retaken by her crew and arrived at Portsmouth, Hampshire. The privateer was captured and taken to Appledore, Devon. *''James'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Liverpool to Jamaica. She was taken to
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. *''John'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from New Brunswick, British North America to Jamaica. She was taken to a Cuban port. *''Jonge Batavia'' (): The ship was captured by the ( Royal Navy. She was taken to
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, Norfolk. *''La Justine Adelaide'' (): The privateer was captured in the English Channel off Fécamp, Seine-Maritime by the Royal Navy's . She was taken to
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, Great Britain. *''Kitty'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from an Indian port to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was taken to a Puerto Rican port. *''London Packet'' (): The ship was captured in the North Sea off
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,
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on 11 September by the French privateer ''Jason''. She was on a voyage from
Archangelsk Arkhangelsk (, ; rus, Арха́нгельск, p=ɐrˈxanɡʲɪlʲsk), also known in English as Archangel and Archangelsk, is a city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina near i ...
, Russia to Portsmouth. *''Mansel'' (): The ship was captured in the English Channel by a French privateer while on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset to
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, Norfolk. *''Margaret'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool. She was taken to St. Jago de Cuba. *''Mary'' (): The ship was captured by the French in the Atlantic Ocean off
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, United States while on a voyage from London to Savannah, Georgia. She was taken to Port-de-Paix,
Hispaniola Hispaniola (, also ; es, La Española; Latin and french: Hispaniola; ht, Ispayola; tnq, Ayiti or Quisqueya) is an island in the Caribbean that is part of the Greater Antilles. Hispaniola is the most populous island in the West Indies, and th ...
. *''Mary'' (): The ship was captured by the French in the West Indies while on a voyage from Demerara to Liverpool. She was later recaptured. * (): The 70-gun ship was captured by the French Navy. *''Minerva'' (): The ship was captured by the French. *''Modena Delz'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from a Brazilian port to Oporto. *''Neptune'' (): The ship was captured by ''Forbes'' ( while on a voyage from
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to Amsterdam. She was sent to
Martinico Martinique ( , ; gcf, label= Martinican Creole, Matinik or ; Kalinago: or ) is an island and an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France. An integral part of the French Republic, Martinique is located in ...
. *'' Néréide'' A ''Sybille'' class 36-gun, copper-hulled, frigate of the French Navy. Captured 22 December 1797 by HMS ''Phoebe''. *''Oak'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Lisbon to London. She was taken to Ostend, West Flanders, France. *''Pallas'' (): The ship was captured by the French off Charleston while on a voyage from the Clyde to Charleston. She was taken to Port-aux-Paix. *''Patrouina'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from a Brazilian port to Oporto. *''Peggy'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Jamaica to an American port. She was taken to Havana, Cuba. *''Piodade'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from a Brazilian port to Oporto. *''Pomona'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Maryland to
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She was taken into Léogâne,
Hispaniola Hispaniola (, also ; es, La Española; Latin and french: Hispaniola; ht, Ispayola; tnq, Ayiti or Quisqueya) is an island in the Caribbean that is part of the Greater Antilles. Hispaniola is the most populous island in the West Indies, and th ...
. *''Roa Nova'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from a Brazilian port to Oporto. *''Sally'' (): The ship was captured by the French and taken to
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Gwadloup, ) is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and the ...
. * (): The 70-gun ship was captured by the French Navy. *''San Joaquim'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from a Brazilian port to Oporto. * (): Battle of Cape St Vincent, 14 February: The 114-gun first rate was captured by the Royal Navy's . * (): Battle of Cape St Vincent, 14 February: The 80-gun third rate was captured by the Royal Navy's . *''Santa Cruz'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from a Brazilian port to Oporto. *''St. Nicholas'' (): The ship was captured by a Royal Navy squadron under the command of Lord Hugh Seymour. She was taken to Portsmouth, Hampshire, Great Britain. *''St. Teràza'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from a Brazilian port to Oporto. *''Swallow'' (): The ship was captured and sunk by a French privateer. She was on a voyage from Barbados to
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, British North America. * (): The
frigate A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied somewhat. The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and ...
was captured on 5 January by the Royal Navy's . *''Tattler'' (): The ship was captured by the French. *''Trinidade'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from a Brazilian port to Oporto. * (): The 6-gun privateer schooner was captured on 2 April by the Royal Navy's . *''Truenzo'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from a Brazilian port to Oporto. * (): Battle of Camperdown, 11 October: The 70-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): The 70-gun ship was captured by the French Navy. * (): Battle of Camperdown, 11 October: The 64-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. *''Weston'' (): The ship was captured by the French. *''William'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Liverpool to Martinique. She was taken to
Cayenne Cayenne (; ; gcr, Kayenn) is the capital city of French Guiana, an overseas region and Overseas department, department of France located in South America. The city stands on a former island at the mouth of the Cayenne River on the Atlantic Oc ...
, French Guiana.


1798

*''Alexander'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer while on a voyage from Lancaster to Savannah, Georgia, United States. She was taken to Guadeloupe. *''Alfred'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer while on a voyage from
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, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire She was taken to a French port. * ( Royal Navy): Action of 14 December 1798: The 32-gun fifth-rate was captured by the French Navy's . *''American Eagle'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from
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to London. She was taken to Saint-Martin, Île de Ré, Finistère, France. *''Ann'' (): The ship was captured in the North Sea off Filey, Yorkshire on 10 November by a French privateer. *''Apollo'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer while on a voyage from Virginia, United States to London. She was taken to a French port. * ():
Battle of the Nile The Battle of the Nile (also known as the Battle of Aboukir Bay; french: Bataille d'Aboukir) was a major naval battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the Navy of the French Republic at Aboukir Bay on the Mediterranean coast off the ...
, 1–3 August: was captured by the Royal Navy. *''
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'' (): The privateer was captured on 24 April by the Royal Navy's . *''Aurora'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Liverpool to Pillau,
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. She was taken to
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, Norway. *''Barbara'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Liverpool to the West Indies. She was taken to
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Gwadloup, ) is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and the ...
. *''Betsey'' (): The
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was captured while on a voyage from Liverpool to New York. She was later recaptured and taken to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. *''Betsey'' (): The ship was captured of the coast of Africa on 3 June by the while on a voyage from Liverpool to an African port. *''Brothers'' (): The ship was captured by a privateer off Oporto. She was on a voyage from
Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...
, British North America to Oporto. * ( Royal Navy): The 8-gun schooner was captured on 16 October by the French privateer '' Enfant Prodigue''. *' (): Captured by a French privateer. She was recaptured by , a British slave ship. *''Columbus'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''L'Antoinette'' while on a voyage from
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, United States to Amsterdam,
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. She was taken to La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France. * ():Battle of the Nile, 1–3 August: The was captured by the Royal Navy's . * ( Royal Navy): The ran aground at Vlieland, Netherlands and was seized by the Dutch as a prize of war. * '' Croyable'' (): A
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privateer captured by
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commander of , off
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, New Jersey, 7 July 1798. *''Dart'' (): The ship was captured by a privateer off Oporto, Portugal. *''Dione'' (): The
brig A brig is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: two masts which are both square rig, square-rigged. Brigs originated in the second half of the 18th century and were a common type of smaller merchant vessel or warship from then until the ...
was captured by the French privateer ''Racoon''. She was later recaptured by and taken to Portsmouth, Hampshire. * (): The 36-gun fifth rate was captured on 24 August by the Royal Navy. *''Dorothea Elizabeth'' (): The ship was captured by the French ship ''Severn'' while on a voyage from Saint-Thomas, Virgin Islands to Havana, Cuba. She was taken to Môle-Saint-Nicolas,
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. *''Endeavour'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to "Tentris". She was taken to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine. *''Endeavour'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from Newfoundland to a British port. She was later recaptured and taken to
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. * (): The 10-gun
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was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): The 18-gun sloop was captured by the Royal Navy. *''Flora'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from Martinico to Dublin, Ireland. She was later recaptured and taken to Jersey, Channel Islands. * (): Battle of the Nile, 1–3 August: The was captured by the Royal Navy. *''Freedom'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''Dragon'' while on a voyage from
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, Russia to London. She was taken to Bergen, Norway. * (): The privateer was captured by the Royal Navy's . * ():
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: The
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was captured by the Royal Navy's . *''Gantil'' (): The ship was captured by the
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privateer ''Resolution''. *''General Gray'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from the South Seas to London. She was taken to a French port. *''Good Intent'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer while on a voyage from London to Galway, Ireland. She was later recaptured by the American privateer ''Atlantic''. * (): Battle of the Nile, 1–3 August: The was captured by the Royal Navy and was burnt as she was too severely damaged to be of use. * (): The was captured on 21 April by the Royal Navy's . * ():
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, 12 October: The was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): Battle of Tory Island, 12 October: The was captured by the Royal Navy's . *''Jamaica'' (): The ship was captured by a privateer. She was later retaken by her crew and taken to
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. *''Jane'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer while on a voyage from Virginia, United States to London. She was taken to a French port. *''Jean'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Liverpool to Virginia, United States. She was taken to Puerto Rico. *''Kelper'' (): The ship was captured by the Dutch while on a voyage from Danzig, Prussia to London. She was taken to Vlissingen, Zeeland,
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. *''Lark'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''Racoon''. She was later recaptured by and taken to Portsmouth. *( Royal Navy):
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: The was captured by the French Navy's . *''Le Brave'' (): The privateer was captured by the Royal Navy's . She was taken to Plymouth, Devon. *'' L'Invincible General Bonaparte'' (): The 20-gun privateer was captured on 9 December by the Royal Navy's . * (): The 44-gun frigate was captured on 18 October by the Royal Navy's and . *''Lydia'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from
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to "Hambro'". She was taken to Brest, Finistère, France. *''Mary'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer while on a voyage from Newfoundland to the West Indies. She was taken to Guadeloupe. * ():
Battle of the Nile The Battle of the Nile (also known as the Battle of Aboukir Bay; french: Bataille d'Aboukir) was a major naval battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the Navy of the French Republic at Aboukir Bay on the Mediterranean coast off the ...
: The ran aground and was captured on 1 August by the Royal Navy's . She was set afire and burnt. * ( Royal Navy): The ship-sloop was captured in September at Puerto Padre, Cuba, by three Spanish frigates. *''Nancy'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Liverpool to the West Indies. She was later recaptured by the Guernsey privateer ''Alarm''. *''Nanine'' (): The ship was captured by the Guernsey privateer ''Resolution''. *''Neutrality'' (): the ship was captured by a French privateer while on a voyage from
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, United States to
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. She was later recaptured by the
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privateer ''Dispatch'' and taken to Plymouth, Devon. *''Ocean'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish while on a voyage from Bengal to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was taken to a Puerto Rican port. *''Peep of Day'' (): The ship was captured by a privateer off Oporto. * (): Battle of the Nile, 1–3 August: The was captured by the Royal Navy. *''Phillippa'' (): The ship was captured by a privateer off Oporto. *''Pigou'' (): The ship was captured by a French frigate while on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to China. She was taken to
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, France. *''Poplar'' (): the ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Grenada to Martinico. She was taken to
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. *''Prince of Wales'' (): The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean () on 11 October by the French privateer ''La Confiance'' while on a voyage from Bristol to the West Indies. She was recaptured later that day by the British privateer ''King Pepple'' and taken to King's Road. *''Quaker'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Africa to Jamaica. She was taken to Guadeloupe. *''Racoon'' (): The privateer was captured by the Royal Navy's . She was taken to Portsmouth. * (): Battle of Tory Island, 12 October: The was captured by the Royal Navy's . *''Resource'' (): The
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, a privateer, was captured by the Royal Navy's and . *''Sally'' (): The ship was captured by the French and taken to Puerto Rico. She was later burnt. * Maltese ship ''San Giovanni'' (
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): The 64-gun third rate was surrendered on 11 June to the French Navy. * (): Action of 15 July 1798: The frigate was captured by the Royal Navy's . * (
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): Mediterranean campaign of 1798: The 64-gun ship was surrendered on 11 June to the French Navy. *'' Sante Elisabeth'' (
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): The 32-gun frigate was surrendered on 11 June to the French Navy. * (): The was captured on 30 June by the Royal Navy's and . *''Sophie'' (): The ship was captured by the Guernsey privateer ''Resolution''. * (): Battle of the Nile, 1–3 August: The was captured by the Royal Navy. *''St. Johannes'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Naples,
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. *''Superb'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from
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, United States to London. She was taken to
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, Ille-et-Vilaine. *''Surprize'' (): The ship was captured on 8 December by a French privateer. *''Swallow'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer while on a voyage from Lisbon to Newfoundland. *''Three Friends'' (flag unknown): The ship was captured by the British while on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Hambro'. She was taken to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. * (): Battle of the Nile, 1–3 August: The was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): The aviso was captured at Abukir on 25 August by the Royal Navy's . *''Ultima Sperranza'' (
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): The ship was captured by the Spanish while on a voyage from India to
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. She was taken to Algeciras, Spain. * (): The 20-gun corvette was captured on 7 August by the Royal Navy's . *''Vine'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from Virginia, United States to London. She was later recaptured by the British privateer ''Marquis of Townsend'' and taken to Jersey, Channel Islands. *''Venus'' (): the ship was captured by the Spanish while on a voyage from London to Saint Thomas, Virgin Isles. She was taken to a Puerto Rican port. * ():
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: The
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was captured by the Royal Navy's . *''William and John'' (): The ship was captured by a Spanish privateer while on a voyage from New Brunswick, British North America to Jamaica. She was taken to a Hispaniolan port. *''William and Thomas'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from the Clyde to Savannah, Georgia, United States. She was taken to
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*''Abigail'' (): The ship was captured on 15 October by the French privateer ''Vengeance'' while on a voyage from a Virginian port to
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. She was recaptured on 20 October by the Royal Navy's and sent in to Plymouth, Devon, Great Britain. *''Active'' (): The ship was captured, then recaptured and was taken to Lisbon. *''Active'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from
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to London. *''Admiraal de Ruyter'' (): The 68-gun ship was captured on 16 November in the North Sea off Texel,
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by the Royal Navy. * (): The 14-gun xebec was captured on 22 February by the Royal Navy's . *''Alarm'' (): Vlieter Incident: The 24-gun ship was captured on 28 August in the North Sea off the Dutch coast by the Royal Navy. *'' Alceste'' (): The was captured on 18 June by the Royal Navy's . * (): The brig was captured on 17 June by the Royal Navy's . *''Ambuscade'' (): The 32-gun ship was captured on 16 November in the North Sea off Texel by the Royal Navy. *''Amphitrite'' (): The 44-gun ship was captured on 16 November in the North Sea off Texel by the Royal Navy. *'' Anacréon'' (): The privateer brig was captured on 26 June by the Royal Navy's . *''Anna Maria'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish while on a voyage from Altona to Saint-Thomas, Virgin Islands. She was taken to Tenerife, Spain. * (): The was captured on 10 October by the Royal Navy's . *''Astrea'' (): The ship was captured on 8 November by the French privateer ''Scipio''. She was recaptured on 10 November by the Royal Navy's . *''Atlas'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer while on a voyage from Genoa to Liverpool. Lancashire. She was taken in to Copto, Spain. *''Aurora'' (): The ship was captured in the
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by a French privateer. * (): Vlieter Incident 30 August: The 54-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. *''Belle Antoinette'' (): Vlieter Incident: The 44-gun ship was captured on 28 August in the North Sea off the Dutch coast by the Royal Navy. *''Bonafide'' (): The ship was captured by the French in the English Channel. She was taken into Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France. *''Brabant'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Lisbon to Liverpool. She was taken in to Bordeaux, Pyrénées-Atlantiques. * (): Vlieter Incident, 30 August: The 54-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. * (): Vlieter Incident 30 August: The 54-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. *''Calcutta'' (): The ship was captured on 6 December by the French Navy's and . She was recaptured later that day by the Royal Navy's . *''Catherina'' ( Hamburg): The brig was captured by the Spanish. She was recaptured on 24 December by the Royal Navy's . * (): Vlieter Incident 30 August: The 64-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. *''Charles'' (): The ship was captured by the French. She was taken to Bordeaux, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. *''Chateau Margo'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from Oporto to Limerick, Ireland. She was later recaptured and taken in to Lisbon. *''Cleopatra'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Lisbon to Liverpool. She was taken in to Bordeaux. *''Concord'' (): The ship was captured off the coast of Africa. *''Constitution'' (): Vlieter Incident: The 44-gun ship was captured on 28 August in the North Sea off the Dutch coast by the Royal Navy. * (): The 16-gun brig-sloop was captured by the Royal Navy's and . *''Columbus'' (): The ship was captured by the French. She was taken to Bordeaux. *''Commerce'' (): The brig was captured by the Spanish. She was recaptured on 27 December by the Royal Navy's . *''Courier'' (): The ship was captured in March in the Mediterranean Sea by the Royal Navy's . *''Creeping Kate'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish while on a voyage from Jamaica to
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. She was taken in to a Cuban port. *''De Draak'' (): The 24-gun ship was captured on 12 September in the North Sea off Texel,
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by the Royal Navy's and . *''Delaware'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer while on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Port du Passage. She was taken in to Saint Andero. *''Delight'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from London to Peterhead,
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. She was taken in to
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, Norway. *''Diussee'' (): Vlieter Incident: The 44-gun ship was captured on 28 August in the North Sea off the Dutch coast by the Royal Navy. *''Dolphin'' (): The 14-gun ship was captured on 15 September in the North Sea off Vlieland, Friesland by the Royal Navy's and . *''Dragon'' (): The ship was captured, then recaptured and was taken to Lisbon. *''Dreighorlahn'' (): Vlieter Incident: The
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was captured on 28 August in the North Sea off the Dutch coast by the Royal Navy. *''Duchess of Gordon'' (): The ship was captured off Oporto by the French privateer ''Le Deuble a Quatee'' while on a voyage from
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, British North America to Oporto. She was taken in to Bordeaux,
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, France. She was recaptured on 25 December by the Royal Navy's . *''Duncombe'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer while on a voyage from Danzig, Prussia to London. She was taken in to Ostend, West Flanders, France. *''Eagle'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish and was taken in to St. Ubes. *''Echo'' (): The ship was captured on 8 April by a French privateer while on a voyage from Poole to
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, British North America. She was subsequently recaptured by ''Mate'' ( and taken in to Plymouth, Devon. *''Elizabeth'' (): The ship was captured by the French. She was later recaptured and sent in to Plymouth. *''El Vincejo'' (): captured this 18-gun ship on 19 March; the Royal Navy took her into service as . *''Eenroon'' (): The ship was captured, by the Royal Navy's and was taken to Lisbon. *''Endeavour'' (): The ship was captured, then recaptured and was taken to Lisbon. *''Expedition'' (): Vlieter Incident: The 44-gun ship was captured on 28 August in the North Sea off the Dutch coast by the Royal Navy. *''Favourite'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from St. Michael's Mount, Cornwall to London. She was recaptured by a Jersey privateer and sent in to St. Ives, Cornwall. *''Felicidad'' (): The privateer was captured on 24 December by the Royal Navy's . *''Ferret'' (): The privateer was captured on 25 December by the Royal Navy's . She was taken in to Falmouth, Cornwall. *''Flora'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Rotterdam to Belfast, Ireland. She was taken into
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, France. *''Flora'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish while on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to Oporto, Portugal. *''Follock'' (): Vlieter Incident: The 24-gun ship was captured on 28 August in the North Sea off the Dutch coast by the Royal Navy. * (): The was captured on 1 March off the coast of Bengal by the Royal Navy's . * ( Royal Navy): The 18-gun sloop was captured by the French Navy. *''Fortune'' (): The ship was captured by the British Revenue Cutter (). *''Foudroyant'' (): The privateer was captured in the Atlantic Ocean () by the Royal Navy's . She was taken to
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, Ireland. *''Fox'' (): The ship was captured on 7 April by the French privateer ''Courageux'' while on a voyage from
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, United States to Bilbao, Spain. *''Friendship'' (): The ship was captured by the French. She was sent in to Saint-Malo. *''Galathea'' (): The 16-gun ship was captured on 16 November in the North Sea off Texel by the Royal Navy. *''Geir'' (): The 14-gun ship was captured on 12 September in the North Sea off Texel by the Royal Navy's and . *''Gelderland'' (): The 68-gun ship was captured on 16 November in the North Sea off Texel by the Royal Navy. *''General Prescot'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish. She was recaptured by the Royal Navy's but four Spanish Navy
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s recaptured her again. She was taken in to a Spanish port. *''Golondrina'' (): The 14-gun packet ship was captured on 24 March by the Royal Navy's and . *''Good Union'' (): The privateer was captured in the Mediterranean Sea by the French. She was taken in to Toulon, Var, France. *''Harlequin'' (): The ship was captured on 28 October while on a voyage from Liverpool to Martinico. *''Harriet'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa. She was subsequently recaptured by the Royal Navy's and sent in to
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, Ireland. *''Hanover'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish while on a voyage from
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to and English port. She was taken in to
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, Spain. *''Harmony'' (): The ship was captured on 22 December by the French while on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to the West Indies. She was taken in to
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. *''Hazard'' (): The ship was captured by the French. She was sent in to Paimpol, Finistère, France. *''Hazard'' (): The ship was captured, bit was later recaptured by the British ship ''Mona''. *''Hector'' (): Vlieter Incident: The 44-gun ship was captured on 28 August in the North Sea off the Dutch coast by the Royal Navy. *''Helder'' (): Vlieter Incident: The 32-gun ship was captured on 28 August in the North Sea off the Dutch coast by the Royal Navy. *''Herel'' (): The ship was captured by the French. She was sent in to Ostend, West Flanders, France. *''Hero'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer. She was recaptured by the Royal Navy's and . *''Heron'' (): The ship was captured, then recaptured and was taken to Lisbon. *''Hevle Reill'' (): The ship was captured by the Royal Navy's . She was taken in to Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. *''Hirondelle'' (): The privateer was captured in March in the English Channel 9 leagues ( north west of the
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, Finistère by the Royal Navy's . *''Hope'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from Newfoundland to London. *''Howda'' (): Vlieter Incident: The
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was captured on 28 August in the North Sea off the Dutch coast by the Royal Navy. *''
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was captured on 20 August in the Atlantic Ocean off
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by the Royal Navy. * (): The 12-gun
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was captured on 6 August in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal by the Royal Navy's . *''Johanna'' (): The ship was captured by the French. She was taken to Bordeaux. *''John'' (): The ship was captured, then recaptured and was taken to Lisbon. *''John'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from
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, Dorset. She was taken in to Boulogne. *''John'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Oporto, Portsmouth to
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, British North America. She was taken in to Bordeaux, Pyrénées-Atlantiques. *''John and Elizabeth'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from
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, Ireland to
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, Dorset. * (): The
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was captured on 20 August in the Atlantic Ocean off Surinam by the Royal Navy. *''Alerte'' (): The ship was captured on 18 June in the Mediterranean Sea by the Royal Navy. *'' Courageuse'' (): The ship was captured on 18 June in the Mediterranean Sea by the Royal Navy. *''La Dame de Grace'' (): The ship was captured on 18 March in the Mediterranean Sea by the Royal Navy's ). *''La Dangereuse'' (): The ship was captured on 18 March in the Mediterranean Sea by the Royal Navy's ). *''La Fondre'' (): The ship was captured on 18 March in the Mediterranean Sea by the Royal Navy's ). * (): The ship was captured on 18 June in the Mediterranean Sea by the Royal Navy. * (): The ship was captured on 18 June in the Mediterranean Sea by the Royal Navy. *''La Maria Rose'' (): The ship was captured on 18 March in the Mediterranean Sea by the Royal Navy's ). *''La Négresse'' (): The ship was captured on 18 March in the Mediterranean Sea by the Royal Navy's ). *''Résolue'' (): The privateer was captured on 31 March by the Royal Navy's . She was taken in to Plymouth, Devon. * (): The ship was captured on 20 August in the
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by the Royal Navy's . *''Layr'' (): The ship was captured by the French. She was sent in to
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, France. * (): The was captured on 3 March by Turko- Russian forces at
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and returned to the Royal Navy. *''Le Bordeloes'' (): The privateer was captured by the Royal Navy's . She was taken in to Plymouth. *''Le Grand Feraillard'' (): The privateer was captured on 11 October by the Royal Navy's . *''L'Épervier'' (): The ship was captured in March by the Royal Navy's . *''Les Deux Frères'' (): The ship was captured on 18 March in the Mediterranean Sea by the Royal Navy's ). *''L'Espérance'' (): The privateer was captured on 22 December in the Atlantic Ocean off Viana do Castelo, Portugal by the Royal Navy's . *''Le St. Jacques'' (): The ship was captured on 13 September in the English Channel off L'Orient, Ille-et-Vilaine by the Royal Navy's . * (): Vlieter Incident, 30 August: The 64-gun floating battery was captured by the Royal Navy. *''Liguria'' (): The ship was captured on 7 August in the Mediterranean Sea by the Royal Navy's . *'' L'Insurgente'' Captured by USS ''Constellation'' 9 February 1799. Harrison, 1858 p.156 *''Lion'' (): The
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was captured by the French She was sent into Boulogne. *''Liveley'' (): The ship was captured on 9 November by a Spanish privateer off the coast of
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while on a voyage from Africa to the West Indies. *''Lydia'' (): The ship was captured by the French. She was subsequently wrecked on The Olives rocks. *''Lynx'' (): The 12-gun ship was captured on 9 October in the Ems by the Royal Navy's and HMS ''Hawke''. *''Margaret'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish while on a voyage from
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, British North America to a Portuguese port. *''Marianne'' (): The ship was captured on 18 March in the Mediterranean Sea by the Royal Navy's ). *''Mars'' (): The 44-gun ship was captured on 16 November in the North Sea off Texel by the Royal Navy. *''Mary'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish while on a voyage from the Clyde to
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, United States. She was taken in to the
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. *''Mary'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from London to Texel,
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,
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. She was taken in to Calais. *''Mary Campbell'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish while on a voyage from the Clyde to New Providence, New Jersey, United States. She was taken in to the Passage Islands. *''Matilda'' (): The ship was captured off the coast of Africa. *''Minerva'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from
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, Ireland to Tortola. She was later recaptured by the Royal Navy's and taken in to Falmouth, Cornwall. *''Minerva'' (): Vlieter Incident: The 24-gun ship was captured on 28 August in the North Sea off the Dutch coast by the Royal Navy. *''Nancy'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish while on a voyage from London to New Providence, New Jersey, United States. She was taken in to a Puerto Rican port. *''Nancy'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from Dingle, County Cork, Ireland to Lisbon, Portugal. She was later recaptured and arrived at Dingle. *''Nostra Señora de la Soledade'' (): The ship was captured by the Royal Navy's . She was taken in to Plymouth, Devon. *''Pallas'' (): The ship was captured by the French. She was taken to Bordeaux. *''Patrick'' (): The ship was captured by the French on 12 January while on a voyage from Dublin to Oporto She was set afire and sunk. *''Peggy'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Dublin, Ireland. She was taken in to "Camarines". *''Pelican'' (): The
brig A brig is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: two masts which are both square rig, square-rigged. Brigs originated in the second half of the 18th century and were a common type of smaller merchant vessel or warship from then until the ...
was captured by the French on 30 January in the English Channel off
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. She was recaptured on 3 February by the Royal Navy's and taken to Plymouth, Devon. *HMS ''Penelope'' ( Royal Navy): The 18-gun ship was captured on 7 July by the Spanish Navy's . *''Perseus'' (): The 12-gun ship was captured on 9 October in the Ems by the Royal Navy's and HMS ''Hawke''. *''Phoenix'' (): The 14-gun ship was captured in July in the West Indies by the Royal Navy's . *''Plumper'' (): The ship was captured off the coast of Africa. *''Polly'' (): The
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was captured by the French. She was sent into Port-Blanc, Côtes-du-Nord, France. *''Polly'' (): The
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was captured on 16 October off A Coruña, Spain by the Royal Navy's while on a voyage from Marblehead, Massachusetts to Bilbao, Spain. She was taken in to Plymouth. *''Princess Amelia'' (): The ship was captured on 20 January by the French privateer ''Spartiate''. She was set afire and sunk. * (): The French privateer ''Malartic'' captured ''Princess Royal'' in October or November 1799 off the coast of Sumatra. * (): The was captured on 9 February by the Royal Navy's . *''Rebecca'' (): The privateer was captured on 27 April in the Atlantic Ocean 20 leagues ( west of Ouessant, Finistère by the Royal Navy's . * (): The felucca was captured on 26 June in the Atlantic Ocean off Surinam by the Royal Navy. * (): The
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was captured by the Royal Navy's while on a voyage from
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, French Guiana to
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. *''Rosa'' ( Hamburg): The ship was captured by a privateer in the North Sea off the coast of the
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. *''Sally'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from Lisbon to Oporto, Portugal. *''Sans Quartier'' (): The privateer was captured on 9 April in the English Channel off Chausey, Manche by the Royal Navy's . *''Santa Antonio'' (): The 14-gun ship was captured on 23 June in the Mediterranean Sea by the Royal Navy's . * (): The frigate was captured off
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by the Royal Navy's , and . She was taken in to Plymouth, Devon, Great Britain. * (): The 32-gun fifth rate was captured on 25 October by the Royal Navy's . * (): The 42-gun
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was captured on 6 February in the Mediterranean Sea by the Royal Navy's . *''Seaforth'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer while on a voyage from
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, United States to Barbados. She was subsequently wrecked on 6 August on Tortuga. *''Snarke'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to London. She was taken in to Boulogne. *''Somerset'' (): The ship was captured on 17 November in the English Channel off Weymouth, Dorset by a French privateer while on a voyage from
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, Dorset to Liverpool. She was late recaptured by a
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from Weymouth. *''St. Antonio y Animas'' (): The privateer, a
schooner A schooner () is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more masts and, in the case of a two-masted schooner, the foremast generally being shorter than the mainmast. A common variant, the topsail schoon ...
, was captured on 25 December by the Royal Navy's . *''Stockport'' (): The ship was captured by the French. *''Sultana'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish while on a voyage from London to Lisbon. she was taken in to Vigo, Spain. *''Susannah'' (): The ship was captured in the English Channel off
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by a French privateer while on a voyage from Dartmouth to Torbay, Devon. She was recaptured and brought into
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, Devon. * (): The
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was captured in the
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by the Royal Navy's . She was taken to Plymouth, Devon. *''Swift'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from
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, Channel Islands. She was later recaptured by the Royal Navy's and ). * (): The 40-gun frigate was captured on 16 October by the Royal Navy's . *''Three Friends'' (): The ship was captured, then recaptured and was taken to Lisbon. *''Tuley'' (): The ship was captured on 29 November by the French privateed ''Vengeance''. She was taken in to Bordeaux. *''Ucca Cardagora'' (): The 12-gun ship was captured in March in the West Indies by the Royal Navy's . She was set afire and burnt. *''Undaunted'' (): The ship was captured on 13 August in the North Sea off the Dutch coast by boats from the Royal Navy's . *''Unie'' (): Vlieter Incident: The 44-gun ship was captured on 28 August in the North Sea off the Dutch coast by the Royal Navy. *''Union'' (): The ship was captured by the French. She was taken to Bordeaux. *''Urwachten'' (): Vlieter Incident: The 66-gun ship was captured on 28 August in the North Sea off the Dutch coast by boats from the Royal Navy. *''Utrecht'' (): The 68-gun ship was captured on 16 November in the North Sea off Texel by the Royal Navy. *'' Vengeur'' (): The privateer was captured on 24 November by the Royal Navy's . *''Valk'' (): The 20-gun ship was captured in November in the Zuyder Zee by the Royal Navy. *''Vengeance'' (): The ship was captured on 14 August in the North Sea off the Dutch coast by boats from the Royal Navy's . She was set afire and sunk. *''Venus'' (): Vlieter Incident: The 24-gun ship was captured on 28 August in the North Sea off the Dutch coast by the Royal Navy. *''Vreedelust'' (): Vlieter Incident: The
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was captured on 28 August in the North Sea off the Dutch coast by the Royal Navy. *''Vriendschap'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish while on a voyage from Amsterdam to Lisbon, Portugal. She was taken in to Vigo, Spain. * (): Vlieter Incident, 30 August: The 70-gun ship was captured by the Royal Navy. *''Willcock'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish while on a voyage from Liverpool to
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. She was taken in to Algeciras, Spain. * ( Royal Navy): The 14-gun ship was captured in the Mediterranean Sea by two Spanish gunboats. *''Young Jonah'' (): The ship was captured off the coast of Africa.


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*''A.B.C.'' (): The ship was captured in the English Channel by a French privateer. She was subsequently recaptured by the Royal Navy's and taken in to Plymouth, Devon, Great Britain. *''Abigail'' (): The ship was captured by the French. while on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to London. *''Acteon'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish. She was taken in to Oporto, Portugal. *''Active'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''Mars''. *''Active'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''Ferrailleur'' while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She was later recaptured by the
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privateer ''Dublin Volunteer''. *''Active'' (): The ship was captured by a privateer while on a voyage from Bermuda to London. She was recaptured by the Royal Navy's and sent to
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, Ireland. *''Active'' (): The ship was captured by the Dutch while on a voyage from Whitby, Yorkshire to London. She was taken in to a Dutch port. *''Adelphi'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from the
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to Falmouth, Cornwall. She was taken in to Bordeaux,
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, France. *''Adjutor Dahl'' (): The ship was captured by the
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privateers ''Alarm'' and ''Marquis of Townsend'' while on a voyage from St. Andero to
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. She was taken in to Guernsey. *''Adrihoa'' (): The ship was captured by the French off the coast of Africa. *''Adventure'' (): The ship was captured off Oporto. * (): The 12-gun brig was captured on 4 June by the Royal Navy's and . *''Africa'' (): The ship was captured by a number of Spanish gunboats while on a voyage from
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Livorno Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 158,493 residents in December 2017. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn (pronou ...
. She was taken in to Algeciras, Spain. *''Africa'' (): The ship was captured by two French privateers while on a voyage from Demerara to London. She was taken in to
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. *''Ajax'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish and was sent in to St. Andero, Spain. * ( Royal Navy): The 14-gun brig was captured on 22 November by her crew in a mutiny and surrendered the next day to the Spanish Navy. *''Albion'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer on 16 March in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from London to
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, Devon. *''Alert'' (): The ship was captured by Spanish
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s off
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while on a voyage from Naples,
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to Bristol, Gloucestershire. *''Alkmonack'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from London to
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, United States. She was taken in to Bordeaux,
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, France. *''Amelia'' (flag unknown): The ship was captured and taken in to Jamaica while on a voyage from Vera Cruz to Hamburg. *''Amiable Elenore'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from
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, Portugal to
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. *''Amicitia'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish while on a voyage from Lisbon to
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. She was taken in to Algeciras, Spain. *''Amity'' (): The ship was captured on 12 March by a French privateer while on a voyage from
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to London. She was ordered in to La Rochelle, Ille-et-Vilaine, France, but was recaptured by the Royal Navy's and . *''Amphitrite'' (): The ship was captured by the French off the coast of Africa. *''Andorida'' (): The ship was captured by the French galiot ''LAbeille''. *''Ann'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from St. Croix, Virgin Islands to
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,
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. She was taken in to
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. *''Ann'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer. She was taken in to
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, Spain. *''Ann'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from St. Croix to
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and return. She was taken in to Santo Domingo,
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. *''Apollo'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish. She was taken in to Oporto, Portugal. *''Ariadne'' (): The ship was captured by thwe Spanish while on a voyage from
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to Liverpool, Great Britain. She was taken in to St. Andero, Spain. *''Arrogant'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish while on a voyage from St. Ube's to Limerick. She was taken in to a Spanish port. * ''Athénien'' (): Siege of Malta (1798–1800): The Royal Navy seized the 64-gun third rate as a prize of war. *''Augusta'' (flag unknown): The ship was captured by the Royal Navy's while on a voyage from
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, Russia to London. She was taken in to Cuxhaven. *''Augustus'' (): The ship was captured in the North Sea by the French privateer ''Le Marengo''. *''Aurora'' (): The ship was captured by the British while on a voyage from Virginia to Cartagena, Spain. She was taken in to Jamaica. *''Aurora'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from "Zant" to
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, Yorkshire. She was later recaptured and taken in to
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. *''Austrias'' (): The ship was captured by the British while on a voyage from Laguira, Cuba to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was taken in to
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, Jamaica. *''Bacchus'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''Vengeance'' while on a voyage from
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, Channel Islands. She was taken in to
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, Seine-Maritime, France. *''Balladore'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London. *''Bardon'' (): The ship was captured on 9 November in the North Sea by a French privateer. *''Beaver'' (): The
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was captured on 27 March by a French privateer and was sunk by her. *''Bee'' (): The ship was captured by a number of Spanish gunboats off
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while on a voyage from
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, Northumberland to Gibraltar. *''Betsey'' (): The ship was captured by the British privateer ''Mayflower'' while on a voyage from Amsterdam to
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, Portugal and was taken in to
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, Channel Islands. *''Betsey'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer. *''Betsey'' ( British North America): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''LAuguste''. *''Bee'' (): The ship was captured off Jamaica by the Spanish and was sent in to a Cuban port. *'' Bellona'' (): The ship was captured by two French privateers while on a voyage from London to Jamaica. She was later recaptured and arrived at Jamaica. *' (): The ship was captured on 12 October by the United States Navy's . She was subsequently repaired and returned to the French. *''Berwick'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''Perseverant'' while on a voyage from Leith,
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to London. *''Bilboa'' (): The ship was captured off Oporto while on a voyage from London to Oporto. *''Bom Success e Expedicao'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Lisbon to China. She was taken in to Mauritius. *''Boreas'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish between 28 October and 30 November. She was taken in to Bologna, Spain. *''Bouganville'' (): The privateer was captured by the Royal Navy's . She subsequently collided with her and foundered. *''Britannia'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''LAuguste'' while on a voyage from New Brunswick, British North America to Hamburg. She was later recaptured by the Royal Navy's HMS ''Bury'' and taken in to
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. *''Briton'' (): The ship was captured on 16 November by a French privateer, She was taken in to Boulogne, France. *''Brothers'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish while on a voyage from Liverpool to Oporto, Portugal. She was taken in to Vigo, Spain. *''Brothers'' (): The ship was captured on 12 August off Bermuda by the French privateer ''Bellona'' while bound to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. *''Brownlow'' (): The ship was captured by a French Belfast, rivateer while on a voyage from London to Belfast, County Down, Ireland. She was taken in to Paimpol, Côtes-du-Nord, France. *''Buffalo'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from
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, Northumberland to Hamburgh. She was taken in to Ostend, West Flanders, France. *''Caldwell'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''La Rage'' while on a voyage from Quebec to London. *''Cam's Delight'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Africa to Bristol, Gloucestershire. *''Carolina'' (): The ship was captured on 12 November by the Royal Navy's and was sent in to
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, Norfolk, Great Britain. *''Caroline'' ( Jersey): The ship was captured on 14 April by the French privateer ''Le Diable Quatre'' while on a voyage from Jersey to Quebec. She was subsequently recaptured by the Royal Navy's and taken in to Plymouth, Devon. *''Caroline'' (): The ship was captured by two Spanish privatters while on a voyage from Jamaica to Vera Cruz. *''Caroline'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish while on a voyage from Newfoundland to Oporto, Portugal. She was later recaptured by the Portuguese and taken in to Viana do Castelo, Portugal">Viana, Portugal. *''Carteret'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Jamaica to Falmouth, Cornwall. She was taken in to Bordeaux,
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, France. *''Cazadol'' (): The ship was captured by the British privateer 'Mayflower'' while on a voyage from Bordeaux, France to
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, Spain. She was sent in to
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, Channel Islands. *''Ceres'' (): The ship was captured on 27 May by the French privateer ''LHeureux''. She was recaptured on 8 June and was taken in to the
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. *''Ceres'' (): The ship was captured by the Dutch privateer ''Braave'' while on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to
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, United States. She was later recaptured by the Royal Navy's and taken in to Plymouth, Devon. *''Charlotta'' (): The ship was captured by the Royal Navy's while bound for
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, United States. She was taken in to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. *''Charlotte'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish. She was taken in to Palma, Mallorca, Spain. *''Charlotte'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer while on a voyage from Halifax, British North America to London. She was taken in to a Spanish port. *''Charlotte'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from
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to Jamaica. She was taken in to Guadeloupe. *''Christian'' (): The ship was captured by a Dutch privateer while on a voyage from London to
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. *''Columbia'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from New Orleans, French Louisiana to Hambro'. She was sent in to Jamaica. *''Columbia'' (): The ship on 6 January in the Atlantic Ocean () by a French privateer while on a voyage from Virginia to Great Britain1. *''Columbia'' (
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): The ship was captured off Gibraltar. *''Commercial'' (): The ship was captured in the North Sea off
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, Northumberland on 26 October by the French privateer ''La Mouche''. She was taken in to Bremen. *''Commerce'' (): The ship was captured off Oporto, Portugal. She was subsequently recaptured by the Royal Navy's . *''Concord'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from China to America. She was taken in t Isle de France. *''Concord'' ( Jersey): The French privateer ''La Grand Decide'' captured ''Concord'' while ''Concord'' was on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands to
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, British North America. ''La Grand Decide'' took ''Concord'' in to a French port. * ():
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: The was captured off the coast of Brazil by the Royal Navy's . *''George'' (): The ship was captured by a privateer in the West Indies. *''Convenienta'' (): The ship was captured by the
Guernsey Guernsey (; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; french: Guernesey) is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency. It is the second largest of the Channel Islands ...
privateers ''Alarm'' and ''Marquis of Townsend'' while on a voyage from St. Andero to Lisbon. She was taken in to Guernsey. *''Cortis'' (): The ship was captured by the Royal Navy's and was sent in to
Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...
, Portugal. *''Countess of Bute'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''La Brave'' while on a voyage from Newfoundland to Naples,
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. She was later recaptured by and taken in to Plymouth, Devon. *''Countess of Lauderdale'' (): The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean () by the French privateer ''Gersonge'' while on a voyage from the West Indies to London. *''Cultivator'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''Minerve'' while on a voyage from Demerara to London. She was recaptured by the Royal Navy's . *''Dædalus'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to the West Indies. She was later recaptured and taken in to
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. *''Dart'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from
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to the West Indies. She was taken in to
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Gwadloup, ) is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and the ...
. *''Deb'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish while on a voyage from Faro, Portugal to
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. She was taken in to Cadiz, Spain. *''Defiance'' (): The
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was captured in the English Channel on by the French privateer ''Hero''. She was later recaptured by the Royal Navy's and taken in to Plymouth, Devon. *'' Dégo'' (): Siege of Malta (1798–1800): The 64-gun ship was seized by the Royal Navy on 4 September as a prize of war. * ( Royal Navy): The 20-gun corvette was captured on 14 March in a mutiny by her crew and was handed over to the French Navy the next day. *''Der Gute Wind'' ( Hamburg): The ship was captured by a British privateer while on a voyage from Spain to Hamburg. She was taken in to
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. *''Diana'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from the
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to London. She was later recaptured and taken in to
Antigua Antigua ( ), also known as Waladli or Wadadli by the native population, is an island in the Lesser Antilles. It is one of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region and the main island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Bar ...
. *''Diamond'' (): The ship was captured on 27 October by the French privateer ''Le Grand Decide'' while on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was taken in to a French port. *''Dick'' (): The ship was captured on 15 October by the French privateer ''La Grand Decide'' while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa. recaptured ''Dick'' on 16 October. *''Diligence'' (): The ship was captured in the North Sea. *''Dispatch'' (): The ship was captured by the French off Benin and sunk. *''Dolphin'' (): The ship was captured by Dutch while on a voyage from
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, Norfolk to Cuxhaven. She was taken in to Texel,
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. *''Dorset'' (): The ship was captured on 16 November in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk by the French privateer ''Chasseur'', She was taken in to Boulogne, or Dunquerque. France. *''Dublin Packet'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from New York, United States to Livorno. She was taken in to Cadiz, Spain. *''Duke of Athol'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from Danzig, Prussia to London. She was later recaptured and taken in to Scarborough, Yorkshire. * (): The ship was captured by the Royal Navy's and . *''Duke of Kent'' (): The ship was captured on 12 February by the French privateer ''LAnuge'' while on a voyage from Halifax to Liverpool. *''Duke of Kent'' (): The French privateer ''Le Grande Decide'' captured ''Duke of Kent'' on 27 October. Her captors plundered and then released her. *''Duke of York'' (): The ship was captured off Gibraltar. *''Eagle'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''Victor Hugues'' while on a voyage from the Clyde to Jamaica. *''Eagle'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''Le Brave'' while bound for Quebec. *''Echo'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer while on a voyage from
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to
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. She was taken in to Saint Barthélemy. *''Edward'' (): The ship was captured in the North Sea on 12 November by the French privateer ''Le Marengo'' and was sunk by her. *''Eight Brothers'' (): The privateer was captured in the North Sea off Vlissingen,
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by the British privateer ''Lady Ann''. She was taken in to
Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth (), often called Yarmouth, is a seaside town and unparished area in, and the main administrative centre of, the Borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England; it straddles the River Yare and is located east of Norwich. A pop ...
, Norfolk. *''El Belos'' (): The ship was captured on 11 August by the Royal Navy's while on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to A Coruña. She was taken in to Plymouth, Devon, Great Britain. *''El Feliz'' (): The ship was captured by the Portuguese while on a voyage from A Coruña to Vera Cruz. She was taken in to
Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...
, Portugal. *''Elisabeth'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''Bougainville'' while on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool. She was later recaptured by the Royal Navy's . *''Eliza'' (): The ship was captured by the Royal Navy's while on a voyage from
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to Santo Domingo. She was taken in to Jamaica. *''Eliza'' (): The ship was captured on 24 March by a French privateer while bound for Lisbon. She was sent in to La Rochelle. *''Eliza'' (): The ship was captured on 12 August off Bermuda by the French privateer ''Bellone'' while on a voyage from Dublin to Oporto, Portugal. She was taken in to St. Andero, Spain. *''Elizabeth'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer while on a voyage from Jamaica to London. She was recaptured by the Royal Navy's and taken in to
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, Kent. *''Elizabeth'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish while on a voyage from Newfoundland to
Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...
, Portugal. She was taken in to A Coruña. *''Elizabeth'' (): The ship was captured on 12 A while on a voyage from London to Amsterdam,
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. She was taken in to
Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth (), often called Yarmouth, is a seaside town and unparished area in, and the main administrative centre of, the Borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England; it straddles the River Yare and is located east of Norwich. A pop ...
, Norfolk. *''Ellison'' (): The ship was captured in the North Sea on 12 November by the French privateer ''Le Marengo'' and was sunk by her. *''El Marte'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from
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, United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves to Cadiz, Spain. She was sent in to Lisbon. *''El Roi Carlos'' (): The ship was captured on 17 September by the Royal Navy's while on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Spain. She was taken in to Plymouth, Devon, Great Britain. * (): The ship was captured by the Royal Navy's . *''Emilie'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''La Cybille''. She was later taken by the Royal Navy's . *''Emilie'' (): The
schooner A schooner () is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more masts and, in the case of a two-masted schooner, the foremast generally being shorter than the mainmast. A common variant, the topsail schoon ...
was captured by the Royal Navy's and while on a voyage from Bordeaux to
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Gwadloup, ) is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and the ...
. She was taken in to Plymouth, Devon, Great Britain. *''Emma'' (): The ship was captured by the French while outbound from
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, Dorset. She was later recaptured by the Royal Navy's and taken in to Plymouth, Devon. *''Endeavour'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer while on a voyage from Newfoundland to Figueiras, Portugal. *''Endeavour'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish between 28 October and 30 November. She was taken in to Bologna, Spain. *''Enterprize'' (): The ship was captured by the French off Benin and sunk. *''Experiment'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from Grenada to London. She was taken in to St. Martins. *''Fairy'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''La Renominee'' while on a voyage from Lancaster to the West Indies. She was taken in to Guadeloupe. *''Fame'' (): The ship was captured by four Spanish privateers while on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Portugal. She was taken in to Vigo, Spain. *''Fame'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Jersey. *''Fame'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer while on a voyage from San Sebastián, Puerto Rico to Charlestown. She was later retaken by her crew and went ib to Jamaica. *''Fancy'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from
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to Martinique. She was taken in to St. Martins. *''Fancy de Jersey'' ( Jersey): The ship was captured by a French privateer while on a voyage from
Guernsey Guernsey (; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; french: Guernesey) is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency. It is the second largest of the Channel Islands ...
, Channel Islands to Leith,
Lothian Lothian (; sco, Lowden, Loudan, -en, -o(u)n; gd, Lodainn ) is a region of the Scottish Lowlands, lying between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills and the Moorfoot Hills. The principal settlement is the Sco ...
. She was later recaptured off Gorey, Jersey by the Royal Navy's and taken in to Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. *''Fanny'' (): The
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was captured by the British while on a Voyage from
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,
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to
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. She was taken in to Jamaica. *''Farn'' (): The privateer was captured by the
Guernsey Guernsey (; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; french: Guernesey) is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency. It is the second largest of the Channel Islands ...
privateer ''Mayflower'' and was taken in to Guernsey. *''Favourite'' (): The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean off
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, Spain by the Royal Navy's while on a voyage from
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, French Guiana to Bordeaux, Loire Atlantique. *''Fedre Lunder'' ( Denmark-Norway): The ship was captured by a British privateer and was taken in to The Downs. *''Felicidade da Silva'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer while on a voyage from Port Passage to Lisbon. She was taken in to Vigo, Spain. *''Ferrailleur'' (): The privateer was captured by the
Guernsey Guernsey (; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; french: Guernesey) is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency. It is the second largest of the Channel Islands ...
privateer ''Mayflower'' and was taken in to Guernsey. *''Field'' (): The ship was captured in the Ems while on a voyage from
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, Holy Roman Empire to
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, Yorkshire. She was taken in to Delfzijl,
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. *''Flora'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from Liverpool to Jamaica. She was later recaptured and arrived at Jamaica. ''Flora'' was captured a third time and sent in to Málaga, Spain. *''Fortune'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer. She was taken in to
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, Spain. *''Fox'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish while on a voyage from
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to Oporto, Portugal. She was taken in to Vigo, Spain. *''Fraternity'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''Mars''. *''Free Briton'' (): The ship was captured on 16 November in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk by the French privateer ''Chasseur''. She was taken in to Boulogne, France. *''Friendship'' (): The ship was captured and was sent in to
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, Friesland,
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. *''Friendship'' (): The ship was captured off Gibraltar. *''Friendship'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from
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, Northumberland to Guernsey. *''Friendship'' (): The ship was captured by the French and was taken in to Cadiz, Spain. *''Friendship'' (): The ship was captured on 30 November in the Atlantic Ocean () by the Spanish privater ''Nostra Señora del Carmen''. She was taken in to Vigo, Spain. * ( Royal Navy): The cutter was captured on 2 June by the French privateer . * (): The cutter was captured in September by the Royal Navy. *''Gannet'' (): The ship was captured on 12 December in the North Sea by a French privateer. *''Generalinde'' (): The ship was captured by the British while on a voyage from Saint Croix, Virgin Islands to Havana, Cuba and returne. She was taken in to Bermuda. *''General Massina'' (): The corvetto was captured by the Royal Navy's . She was taken in to Barbados. * (): Battle of the Malta Convoy, 18 February: The was captured by the Royal Navy. *''Generous Planter'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''LEole'' while on a voyage from London to Jamaica. She was taken in to Brest, Finistère, France. *''George'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. She was later recaptured and sent in to
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. *''George'' (): The ship was captured by a privateer in the West Indies. *''George and Mary'' (): The
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was captured by a French privateer on 28 May off the Isle of Wight. *''Gram'' (): The ship was captured by the French and was sent in to Brest. *''Goodhope'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish while on a voyage from
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to
Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...
, Portugal. She was taken in to Algeciras, Spain. *''Good Intent'' (): The ship was captured on 26 January by the Dutch in the North Sea off
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and was scuttled. *''Good Intent'' (): The ship was captured by a Spanish privateer while on a voyage from London to Lisbon, Portugal. * (): The privateer brig was captured on 29 August by the Royal Navy. * ():
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: The was captured by the Royal Navy. *''Gute Erwarting'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from Danzig to London, Great Britain. She was recaptured by the Royal Navy's and taken in to
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, Norfolk, Great Britain. *''Gypsey'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from Martinico, West Indies to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was later recaptured and taken in to Plymouth, Devon. *''Haabet'' (): The ship was captured by the British. She was taken in to Jamaica. *''Hardy'' (): The privateer was captured by the Royal Navy's . She was taken in to Plymouth, Devon, Great Britain. *''Hebe'' (): The ship was captured by a privateer on 11 November while on a voyage from Newfoundland to Teignmouth, Devon. She was later recaptured by the Royal Navy's and taken in to Plymouth, Devon. *''Hero'' (): The ship was captured off Bermuda by a privateer. She was later recaptured by the United States Navy and taken in to St. Kitts. *''Hiram'' (): The ship was captured on 13 September in the Atlantic Ocean by the French privateer ''Courier''. She was sent in to
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, French Guiana. *''Hope'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from
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, British North America to Portugal. She was taken in to "Vivera". *''Hope'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer while on a voyage from New York to Jamaica. She was taken in to
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. *''Hope'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Emsworth, Hampshire to London. *''Hope'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish off Havana, Cuba while on a voyage from British Honduras to London. *''Hope'' (): The ship was captured in the English Channel off
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, Kent while on a voyage from Liverpool to London. She was taken in to
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, France. *''Hope'' (): The ship was captured on 16 November in the North Sea off Cromer by the French privateer ''Chasseur''. She was taken in to Dunquerque, France. *''Hope'' (): The Portsmouth-registered ship was captured by the Spanish between 28 October and 30 November. She was taken in to Bologna, Spain. *''Hope'' (): The Poole-registered ship was captured by the Spanish between 28 October and 30 November. She was taken in to Bologna. *''Hoyden'' (): The ship was captured on 7 January by the French privateer ''Le Rage'' while on a voyage from Newofoundland to
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. *''Hope'' (): The ship was captured in the North Sea off
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. *''Hunter'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from
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, British North America to
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, Portugal. She was later recaptured and arrived at Lisbon. *''Impregnable'' (): The privateer was captured off the Dutch coast. *''Industry'' (): The ship was captured in the North Sea off
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, Yorkshire. She was later recaptured by the British lugger ''Phœnix'' and taken in to Bridlington, Yorkshire. *''Inverness'' (): The ship was captured by a privateer while on a voyage from
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,
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to Limerick, Ireland. She was later recaptured by the British
sloop A sloop is a sailboat with a single mast typically having only one headsail in front of the mast and one mainsail aft of (behind) the mast. Such an arrangement is called a fore-and-aft rig, and can be rigged as a Bermuda rig with triangular sa ...
''Spey'' and sent in to Falmouth, Cornwall. *''Jamaica'' (): The ship was captured by the French off St. Lucia while on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to
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, West Indies. She was ordered in to
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but was recaptured by the Royal Navy's HMS ''Experiment'' and taken in to Bermuda. *''Jane'' (): The ship was captured on 18 March in the Atlantic Ocean () by the French privateer ''Vengeance''. She was recaptured on 25 March off
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, Spain by the Royal Navy's . *''Jane'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer and was taken in to
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, Spain. *''Jane'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa. She was subsequently recaptured by the British ships ''Herriot'' and ''Trident'' and taken in to Liverpool. *''Jane and Sarah'' (): The ship was captured by a French navy frigate and sunk while on a voyage from Newfoundland to Lisbon. *''Jenny'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from
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, Portugal to Cork, Ireland. She was later recaptured by the Royal Navy's . *''Jersey'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer while on a voyage from Newfoundland to Ireland. *''Johannes'' (): The ship was captured by the Royal Navy's . She was sent in to Portsmouth, Hampshire, Great Britain. *''John and Mary'' (): The ship was captured in the North Sea. *''Jonge Wilhelm'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from London to Dordrecht. She was sent in to Vlissingen. *''Josephus'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish while on a voyage from Lisbon to Livorno. She was taken in to Cadiz, Spain. *''Juno'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer. *''Juno'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer while on a voyage from Newfoundland to London. She was sent in to a French port. *''Jupiter'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from Martinico to London. She was taken in to St. Martin's. *''Juliana'' (): The
brig A brig is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: two masts which are both square rig, square-rigged. Brigs originated in the second half of the 18th century and were a common type of smaller merchant vessel or warship from then until the ...
was captured by the British privateer ''Alert'' while on a voyage from Bordeaux,
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, France to Senegal. She was taken in to Weymouth, Dorset, Great Britain. *''Keeling'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Liverpool to London. She was taken in to a French port. *''L'Actiff'' (): The privateer was captured in the
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off Bordeaux,
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by the Royal Navy's . She was taken in to Plymouth, Devon, Great Britain. *''La Constance'' (): The privateer was captured by the
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privateer ''Cynthia'' and taken in to Guernsey. *''La Dorine'' (): The
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was captured by the Jersey privateer ''Phoenix''. *''Lady Harewood'' (): The ship was captured on 1 January in the Atlantic Ocean () by the French privateer ''Volunteer''. She was sent in to
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,
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, France. *''La Fortune'' (): The privateer was captured by the Royal Navy's and was sent in to The Downs. *''La Jean'' (): The brig was captured by the Jersey privateer ''Phoenix''. *''La Mouche'' (): The privateer was captured by the Royal Navy's HMS ''Minerva''. *''Lancaster'' (): The ship was captured on 17 June in the Atlantic Ocean () by the French privateer ''Brave'' while on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Lancaster, Lancashire. She was later recaptured by the Royal Navy's and sent in to Falmouth, Cornwall. *''La Paix'' (): The ship was captured by the Royal Navy's . She was taken in to Portsmouth, Hampshire, Great Britain. *''La Rancine'' (): The privateer was captured by the Royal Navy's . *''Lark'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish and was taken in to Vigo, Spain. *''Latona'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from Memel,
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to
Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...
. She was later recaptured by the British privateer ''Earl Spencer'' and taken in to Oporto. *''L'Augusta'' (): The ship was captured by the Royal Navy's HMS ''Experiment'' while on a voyage from Guadeloupe to France. She was sent in to Bermuda. * (): The
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was captured by the Royal Navy's . She was sent in to Portsmouth, Hampshire. *''La Vengeance'' (): The privateer was captured on 2 March in the
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by the Royal Navy's . She was taken in to Falmouth, Cornwall, Great Britain. *''Le Guadeloupean'' (): The privateer was captured by the United States Navy's . She was taken into
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. *''Leith'' (): The ship was captured by a privateer in the West Indies. *''Le Scipio'' (): The ship was captured by the Royal Navy's . She was taken in to Portsmouth. *''Lewes'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Newfoundland to Figueira, Portugal. *''L'Heureux Courier'' (): The privateer, a
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, was captured on 18 April off Ouessant, Finistère by the Royal Navy's . She was brought in to Plymouth, Devon, Great Britain. *''Liberty'' (): The ship was captured off Oporto. *''Lion'' (): The ship was captured by the French galiot ''LAbeille''. *''Lively'' (): The ship was captured by a Spanish privateer while on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Oporto, Portugal. She was taken in to a Galician port. * (): The French privateer ''Le Brave'' captured ''Lord Duncan'' while she was on a voyage from
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to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. The Royal Navy's later recaptured ''Lord Duncan'' and took her in to Falmouth, Cornwall. *''Lord Petre'' (): The ship was captured by a Spanish privateer while on a voyage from
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to London. She was taken in to a Spanish port. *''Louis'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer in the Bay of Bengal. She was on a voyage from the East Indies to America. *''Louisa'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish while on a voyage from
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, Portugal to Barcelona, Spain. She was taken in to Tripoli,
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. Eighteen other Swedish vessels were taken in the same action. *''L'Union'' (): The privateer was captured by the
Guernsey Guernsey (; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; french: Guernesey) is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency. It is the second largest of the Channel Islands ...
privateer ''Lord Nelson''. She was taken in to Guernsey. *''Magicienne'' (): The
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was captured by the Royal Navy's . *''Marcus'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish while on a voyage from Lisbon to Oporto. She was taken in to Vigo, Spain. *''Margaret and Ann'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''Le Grand Decide'' while on a voyage from New Providence, New Jersey, United States to London. She was taken in to L'Orient, Ille-et-Vilaine, France. *''Maria'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from
Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...
, Portugal to Barcelona, Spain. She was taken in to Algeciras, Spain. *''Maria'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from London to
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, West Indies. She was taken in to
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. *''Maria'' (
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): The ship was captured by the British while on a voyage from Naples to Hamburgh. She was taken in to Port Mahon, Spain. *''Mars'' (): The privateer was captured on 28 March in the
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by the Royal Navy's . She was sent in to Plymouth, Devon, Great Britain. *''Martha and Mary'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''LAuguste''. *''Martin'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer while on a voyage from Virginia to Spain. She was taken in to Saint Sebastian's. *''Mary'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands] to
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, Portugal. She was sent in to Brest. *''Mary'' (): The ship was captured by the French while bound for
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, United States. She was taken in to
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. *''Mary'' (): The ship was captured off Gibraltar. *''Mary'' (
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): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''Aurora'' while on a voyage from Guernsey to Trinidad. She was later recaptured by the Guernsey privateer ''Rusce'' and was taken in to Plymouth, Devon, Great Britain. *''Mary'' (): The ship was captured on 7 March while on a voyage from New Providence, Rhode Island, United States to London. *''Mary'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer. *''Mary'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''Bayonis'' while on a voyage from
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to Jamaica. She was returned after being plundered, taking on board the crew of the American merchantmen ''Brothers'' and ''Sophia'', which had alson been captured by ''Bellona''. *''Mary and Margaret'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish between 28 October and 30 November. She was taken in to Bologna, Spain. *''Mary Ann'' (): The ship was captured off Oporto, Portugal. She was subsequently recaptured. *''Mayflower'' (): The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall on 9 December by a privateer. *''Mediterranean'' (): The ship was captured off Oporto. *''Mercury'' (): The ship was captured by the Royal Navy's HMS ''Experiment''. She was taken in to Bermuda. *''Merlin'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Africa to the West Indies. *''Metis'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish. She was taken in to Algeciras, Spain. *''Minerva'' (): The ship was captured on 25 February by the French privateer ''La Laure'' while on a voyage from St. Thomas to London. She was taken in to Brest. *''Minerva'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''Minerva'' while on a voyage from London to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She was later recaptured by the Royal Navy's and taken in to Plymouth, Devon. *''Minerva'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''Bellona'' while on a voyage from Demerara,
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to London. She was taken in to the Spanish Virgin Iskands. *''Minerva'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Danzig, Prussia to Dublin. She was taken in to Morlaix, Finistère, France *''Minerva'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from
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to Martinique. She was later recaptured and was sent in to
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. *''Molly'' (flag unknown): The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean () by the French privateer ''Cole'' while on a voyage from
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, United States to
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, Yorkshire, Great Britain. She was sent in to a Spanish port. *''Monarch'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''Bellone'' while on a voyage from Quebec to London. She was later recaptured and taken in to Plymouth, Devon. *''Moses Meyer'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from
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, Portugal to
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, United States. She was later recaptured and taken in to
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. *''Naard Ligt'' (): The ship was captured by the Royal Navy's . She was sent in to
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, Great Britain. *''Nancy'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish while on a voyuage from Jamaica to New Providence, New Jersey She was taken in to Cuba. *''Nancy'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish and taken into Vigo, Spain. *''Nancy'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish while on a voyage from
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, Portugal to Lisbon. She was taken in to Palma, Mallorca, Spain. *''Neptune'' (): The ship was captured in the Mediterranean Sea on 10 January by a French privateer while on a voyage from
Livorno Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 158,493 residents in December 2017. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn (pronou ...
to London. She was taken in to Bastia,
Corsica Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of ...
, France. *''Neptune'' (): The ship was recaptured by the British revenue cutter HMRC ''Dolphin''. She was taken in to Mount's Bay. *''Nettly'' (): The
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was captured by the Spanish between 28 October and 30 November. She was taken in to Bologna, Spain. *''Neutrality'' (): The ship was captured by the French and taken in to
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. *''Newark'' (): The ship was captured in the North Sea off
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by the French privateer ''Le Marengo'' while on a voyage from Hamburg to
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, Northumberland. *''Newhaven'' (): The ship was captured by the French and taken in to Guadeloupe. *''New Success'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from London to Limerick, Ireland. She was later recaptured by the
Guernsey Guernsey (; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; french: Guernesey) is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency. It is the second largest of the Channel Islands ...
privateer ''Lively'' and taken in to Guernsey. *''Nile'' (): The ship was captured on 16 November in the North Sea off Cromer by the French privateer ''Chasseur''. She was taken in to Boulogne, France. *''Nimrod'' (): The ship was captured on 27 March by a French privateer and was sunk by her. *''Neptune'' (): The ship was captured in the North Sea by the Royal Navy's while on a voyage from Rotterdam to Tenerife, Spain. She was taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. *''Nostra Señora de Camo'' (): The
schooner A schooner () is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more masts and, in the case of a two-masted schooner, the foremast generally being shorter than the mainmast. A common variant, the topsail schoon ...
was captured by the French privateer ''Heureux Courier'' at St Michael Island She was later recaptured by the Jersey privateer ''Tartar'' and taken in to Jersey. *''Nostra Señora de los Dolores'' (): The ship was captured by the
Guernsey Guernsey (; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; french: Guernesey) is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency. It is the second largest of the Channel Islands ...
privateer ''Resolution'' while on a voyage from Barcelona to Vera Crus and was taken in to Guernsey. *''Nostra Señora de Rosario e Santa Margaretta'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer while on a voyage from Pernambuco to Lisbon. She was taken in to Vigo, Spain. *''Nymph'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer Vengeance while on a voyage from Mouth Bay to Naples,
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She was subsequently recaptured by the Royal Navy's and taken in to
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, Portugal. *''Nymph'' (): The ship was captured off
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by three privateers while on a voyage from
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, Ottoman Empire to London. *''Oak'' (): The ship was captured in the North Sea by the French while on a voyage from
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to London. *''Ocean'' (): The ship was captured by the Royal Navy's and was taken in to Leith,
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*''Palladium'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish while on a voyage from
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to Jamaica. She was taken in to A Coruña, Spain. *'' Pallas'' (): The 36-gun fifth rate was captured by the Royal Navy. *''Paquet de Fayal'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish while on a voyage from Lisbon to Madeira. She was taken in to Tenerife, Spain. *''Patriot'' (): The ship was captured by the Jersey privateer ''Revenge'' while on a voyage from
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, Hispaniola to Spain. She was taken in to Jersey. *''Pearson'' (): The ship was captured by a privateer while on a voyage from Jamaica to London. She was recaptured by the Royal Navy's and sent to the
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. *''Peggy'' (): The ship was captured by the Royal Navy's while on a voyage from
Cartagena, Spain Cartagena () is a Spanish city and a major naval station on the Mediterranean coast, south-eastern Iberia. As of January 2018, it has a population of 218,943 inhabitants, being the region's second-largest municipality and the country's sixth-lar ...
to
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. She was sent in to
Kingston, Jamaica Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley Inter ...
. *''Peggy'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''LArrange'' while on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to
Guernsey Guernsey (; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; french: Guernesey) is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency. It is the second largest of the Channel Islands ...
. She was taken in to L'Orient. *''Peggy'' (): The ship was captured by a Spanish privateer while on a voyage from Newfoundland to Oporto. She was later recaptured by the Portuguese and was taken in to Viana, Portugal. *''Penelope'' (): The ship was captured off Oporto. *''Phœnix'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''Afrique'' while on a voyage from the West Indies to
livorno Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 158,493 residents in December 2017. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn (pronou ...
. She was taken in to
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Gwadloup, ) is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and the ...
. *''Piersou'' (): The ship was captured on 11 July by the French privateer ''LEcole'' while on a voyage from Jamaica to London. She was later recaptured by the Royal Navy's . *''Polly'' (): The ship was captured off Jamaice while bound for London. She was later recaptured and put into St. Lucca, Jamaica. *''Pomona'' ( Hamburg): The ship was captured by the Royal Navy's while on a voyage from Vera Cruz to Hamburg. She was taken in to Jamaica. *''Portland'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer while on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool. She was taken in to Bordeaux. *''Portland'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish while on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Jamaica. She was taken in to a Cuban port. *''Portland'' (): The ship was captured in the English Channel by two French privateers. She was later recaptured by the Royal Navy's and taken to The Downs. *''President'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish while of a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall, Great Britain to
Palermo Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan ...
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Kingdom of Sicily The Kingdom of Sicily ( la, Regnum Siciliae; it, Regno di Sicilia; scn, Regnu di Sicilia) was a state that existed in the south of the Italian Peninsula and for a time the region of Ifriqiya from its founding by Roger II of Sicily in 1130 un ...
. She was taken in to Algeciras, Spain. *''Princess Amelia'' (): The ship was captured on 11 May by the French privateer ''La Decide'' while on a voyage from the
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to Falmouth, Cornwall. *''Princess Charlotte'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to
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, United States. She was later recaptured by the Royal Navy's and taken in to Cork, Ireland. *''Princess Royal'' (): The ship was captured by the French. She was recaptured on 9 March by the Royal Navy's . *''Princess Royal'' ( Jersey): The ship was captured on 1 May while on a voyage from Jersey to Labrador, British North America. She was recaptured on 5 May by the British privateer ''Venus''. *''Providence'' ( Jersey): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''La Decide''. *''Raccoon'' (): The privateer
brig A brig is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: two masts which are both square rig, square-rigged. Brigs originated in the second half of the 18th century and were a common type of smaller merchant vessel or warship from then until the ...
was captured on 27 September off A Coruña, Spain by the Royal Navy's . She was taken in to Plymouth, Devon, Great Britain. *''Ranger'' (): The ship was captured by the Dutch while on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Aberdeen. She was taken in to Texel,
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. *''Rapid'' (): The ship was captured off
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while on a voyage from London to Gibraltar. *''Rebecca'' (): The ship was captured off the coast of Africa. *''Recovery'' (): The ship was captured by a privateer and abandoned. She was found by the Royal Navy's and was towed to Falmouth, Cornwall. *''Resolution'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer. *''Richmond'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from a Batavia to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was later recaptured and sent in to Martinique. *''Robert'' (): The ship was captured by the Royal Navy's while on a voyage from
Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 30th most populous city in the United States with a population of 585,708 in 2020. Baltimore was ...
to Rotterdam,
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. *''Rose-Bud'' (
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): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''Mars''. *''Ross'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish while on a voyage from Port Mahon to
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. She was taken in to
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, Spain. *''Salvadora'' (): The ship was captured by the Royal Navy's while on a voyage from Cadiz to Vera Cruz. She was taken in to
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. *''Santa da Grocez'' (): The ship was captured by the Royal Navy's while on a voyage from Vera Cruz to Cadiz. She was sent in to Lisbon. *''Santa Isable'' (): The brig was captured by the British privateer ''Earl St. Vincent''. She was taken in to Falmouth, Cornwall, Great Britain. *''Sarah'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from
Grenada Grenada ( ; Grenadian Creole French: ) is an island country in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea at the southern end of the Grenadines island chain. Grenada consists of the island of Grenada itself, two smaller islands, Carriacou and Pe ...
to Virginia, United States. She was taken in to Curacoa. *''Sarah'' (): The ship was captured by the French. She was later recaptured and taken in to
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. * (): The ship was captured on 21 January by the French Navy's while on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to
New Providence New Providence is the most populous island in the Bahamas, containing more than 70% of the total population. It is the location of the national capital city of Nassau, whose boundaries are coincident with the island; it had a population of 246 ...
, The Bahamas. On 5 February the
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n privateer ''Peggy'' recaptured her. *''Seaflower'' (): The ship was captured by the French and was taken in to
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Gwadloup, ) is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and the ...
. *''Sea Nymph'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer while on a voyage from
Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...
to Oporto, Portugal. She was taken in to a Portuguese port. *''S. Fr. de Asis'' (): The privateer was captured by the
Guernsey Guernsey (; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; french: Guernesey) is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency. It is the second largest of the Channel Islands ...
privateer ''Mayflower'' and was taken in to Guernsey. *''Shandy Hall'' (): The ship was captured by two French Navy frigates while on a voyage from Newfoundland to Portugal, She was set afire and sunk. *''Sirene'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer and was taken in to Bordeaux,
Loire-Atlantique Loire-Atlantique (; br, Liger-Atlantel; before 1957: ''Loire-Inférieure'', br, Liger-Izelañ, link=no) is a department in Pays de la Loire on the west coast of France, named after the river Loire and the Atlantic Ocean. It had a population o ...
, France. *''Six Sisters'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''Le Brave'' while on a voyage from the West Indies to Lancaster, Lancashire. *''Snake'' ( Jersey): The privateer was captured by the French privateer ''Vangeur''. *''Sophia'' (): The ship was captured by a Spanish privateer while on a voyage from
Penzance Penzance ( ; kw, Pennsans) is a town, civil parish and port in the Penwith district of Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is the most westerly major town in Cornwall and is about west-southwest of Plymouth and west-southwest of London. Situated ...
, Cornwall to
Livorno Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 158,493 residents in December 2017. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn (pronou ...
. She was taken in to Vigo, Spain. *''Sophia'' (): The ship was captured on 12 August off Bermuda by the French privateer ''Bellona'' while on a voyage from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands to Halifax. *''Southo'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer while on a voyage from Smyrna to London. She was taken in to
Málaga Málaga (, ) is a municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 578,460 in 2020, it is the second-most populous city in Andalusia after Seville and the sixth most pop ...
, Spain. *''Sovereign'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Newfoundland to the West Indies. She was taken in to
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Gwadloup, ) is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and the ...
. *''Speculation'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Martinique to Jamaica. She was taken in to Guadeloupe. *''Speedy'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer while on a voyage from St. Michael's Mount, Cornwall to London. She was later retaken by her crew and arrived at Youghal, County Cork, Ireland *''Stafford'' (): The ship was captured by the French off Land's End, Cornwall She was recaptured by the British sloop ''Sushsante'' and taken in to
Dartmouth, Devon Dartmouth () is a town and civil parish in the English county of Devon. It is a tourist destination set on the western bank of the estuary of the River Dart, which is a long narrow tidal ria that runs inland as far as Totnes. It lies within the ...
. *''Stephen'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''Bellona'' while on a voyage from British Honduras to London. *''St. James Planter'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''Bellone'' while on a voyage from Jamaica to London. She was later recaptured by the
Guernsey Guernsey (; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; french: Guernesey) is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency. It is the second largest of the Channel Islands ...
privateers ''Alarm'', ''Dispatch'' and ''Marquis of Townsend'' and taken in to Guernsey. *''Sukey'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''LImpregnable'' while on a voyage from
Emden Emden () is an independent city and seaport in Lower Saxony in the northwest of Germany, on the river Ems. It is the main city of the region of East Frisia and, in 2011, had a total population of 51,528. History The exact founding date of E ...
, Holy Roman Empire to
Guernsey Guernsey (; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; french: Guernesey) is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency. It is the second largest of the Channel Islands ...
, Channel Islands. She was taken in to Delfzijl,
Batavian Republic The Batavian Republic ( nl, Bataafse Republiek; french: République Batave) was the successor state to the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands. It was proclaimed on 19 January 1795 and ended on 5 June 1806, with the accession of Louis Bona ...
. * (): The frigate was captured by the Royal Navy's . She was taken in to Bombay. *''Susannah'' (flag unknown): The ship was captured and taken in to Jersey, Channel Islands. *''Susannah'' (): The ship was captured by the Dutch. She was taken in to Texel,
Batavian Republic The Batavian Republic ( nl, Bataafse Republiek; french: République Batave) was the successor state to the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands. It was proclaimed on 19 January 1795 and ended on 5 June 1806, with the accession of Louis Bona ...
. *''Swan'' (): The ship was captured then abandoned. *''Swan'' (): The ship was captured on 16 June by the French privateer ''Gersonge'' while on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Galloway,
Ayrshire Ayrshire ( gd, Siorrachd Inbhir Àir, ) is a historic county and registration county in south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine and it borders the counties of Re ...
. *''Swift'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''Le Bergen'' while on a voyage from Sierra Leone to London. She was taken in to Tenerife,
Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocc ...
, Spain. *''Sybil'' (): The ship was captured but was recaptured by the Guernsey privateer ''Ruse''. She was taken in to
Dartmouth, Devon Dartmouth () is a town and civil parish in the English county of Devon. It is a tourist destination set on the western bank of the estuary of the River Dart, which is a long narrow tidal ria that runs inland as far as Totnes. It lies within the ...
. *''Tanner'' (): The ship was captured by the British while on a voyage from Vera Cruz to New York. She was taken in to Jamaica. *''Tartar'' (): The privateer was captured by ''Venus'', of Liverpool. She was taken in to Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. *''Tartar'' (): The ship was captured by the French off Benin and sunk. *''Tartar'' (): The ship was captured by two Spanish Navy ships while on a voyage from
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, Portugal to
Martinico Martinique ( , ; gcf, label= Martinican Creole, Matinik or ; Kalinago: or ) is an island and an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France. An integral part of the French Republic, Martinique is located in ...
, West Indies. *''Tigre'' (): The ship was captured in the North Sea by the French. *''Tom'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''LEole''. * (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''Bougainville'' while on a voyage from Liverpool to
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. She was later recaptured by the Royal Navy's . *''Triton'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish. She was taken in to Oporto, Portugal. *''Two Angels'' (flag unknown): The ship was captured by the United States Navy's while on a voyage from Cape Francois to Bordeaux,
Loire-Atlantique Loire-Atlantique (; br, Liger-Atlantel; before 1957: ''Loire-Inférieure'', br, Liger-Izelañ, link=no) is a department in Pays de la Loire on the west coast of France, named after the river Loire and the Atlantic Ocean. It had a population o ...
, France. *''Union'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from
Charleston, South Carolina Charleston is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston metropolitan area. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint o ...
, United States to a British port. *''Union'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Africa to the West Indies. She was taken in to
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Gwadloup, ) is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and the ...
. *''Union'' (): The ship was captured in the North Sea off
Coquet Island Coquet Island is a small island of about , situated off Amble on the Northumberland coast, northeast England. It is included in the civil parish of Hauxley. Bird reserve The island is owned by the Duke of Northumberland. The Royal Society ...
, Northumberland by a French privateer while on a voyage from
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to Bo'ness,
Lothian Lothian (; sco, Lowden, Loudan, -en, -o(u)n; gd, Lodainn ) is a region of the Scottish Lowlands, lying between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills and the Moorfoot Hills. The principal settlement is the Sco ...
. *''Valiant'' (): The ship was captured by a French privateer. She was taken in to
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, Spain. *''Vangeur'' (): The privateer was captured by the Royal Navy's while on a voyage from Bordeaux to Cape Francois. She was taken in to Plymouth, Devon, Great Britain. *''Veloz Bascongada'' (): The ship was captured by the British while on a voyage from Santona to Vera Cruz. She was taken in to Jamaica. *
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(): The was captured on 21 August in the
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by the Royal Navy's . * (): The 20-gun corvette was captured on 22 October by the Royal Navy's . *''Venus'' (): The ship was captured. She was later recaptured by the Royal Navy's and sent in to Oporto. *''Victory'' (flag unknown): The ship was captured and taken in to Jersey, Channel Islands. *''Vine'' (): The ship was captured by a privateer in the North Sea off
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, Yorkshire. *''Violet'' (): The ship was captured in the English Channel by a French privateer while on a voyage from Littlehampton, West Sussex to Whitby, Yorkshire. She was taken to
Boulogne Boulogne-sur-Mer (; pcd, Boulonne-su-Mér; nl, Bonen; la, Gesoriacum or ''Bononia''), often called just Boulogne (, ), is a coastal city in Northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department of Pas-de-Calais. Boulogne lies on the ...
,
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, France. *''Volunteer'' (): The privateer was captured by the Royal Navy's and was taken in to
Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...
, Portugal. *''Vrouw Taatje'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from Rotterdam to
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, Portugal. She was taken in to Jersey, Channel Islands. *''Wareham'' (): The ship was captured on 12 March by a French privateer. She was subsequently released. *''Warren'' (): The ship was captured by the Royal Navy's . She was taken in to Halifax. *''Welsarden'' (): The ship was captured while on a voyage from St. Ubes, Spain to
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. She was taken in to Jersey, Channel Islands. *''Whitby Packet'' (): The ship was captured in the English Channel by a French privateer while on a voyage from Littlehampton to Hull. She was taken in to Boulogne, France. *''William'' (): The ship was captured by the French privateer ''Le Brave'' while on a voyage from the West Indies to Liverpool. *''William'' (): The ship was captured by a privateer in the West Indies. *''William'' (): The
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was captured in the North Sea by a Dutch privateer. She was later recaptured and sent in to
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, Norfolk. *''William and Betsey'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from Newfoundland to London. She was taken in to L'Orient, Morbihan, France. *''William and Betsey'' (): The ship was captured on 16 November in the North Sea off Cromer by the French privateer ''Chasseur''. She was taken in to Boulogne. *''William and Mary'' (): The
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was captured on 10 December in the English Channel off
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by the French privateer ''Hero'' she was recaptured on 12 December by the Royal Navy's . *''William and Mary'' (): The ship was captured by the Spanish between 28 October and 30 November. She was taken in to Bologna, Spain. *''Williamson'' (): The ship was captured on 19 April by the French privateer ''Bellona'' while on a voyage from Jamaica to London. She was taken in to Bordeaux. *''Winyau'' (): The ship was captured by the French while on a voyage from New York to Falmouth, Cornwall, Great Britain. She was taken in to Brest. *''Young William'' (): The ship was captured while bound from the South Seas to London. She was later recaptured and sent in to Cork, Ireland. *''Young William'' (): The ship was captured off Jamaica while bound for London.


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, 1775-83: The privateer was captured by the British.


See also

* List of ships captured before 1601 * List of ships captured in the 17th century * List of ships captured in the 19th century * List of ships captured in the 20th century * List of ships captured in the 21st century * Bibliography of early American naval history


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{{Reflist, group=Note Lists of captured ships