Action in Carteret Bay | |||||||
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| 9th May 1795 | |||||||
| British Ship | |||||||
| Melampus | 36 | Richard John Strachan | Fleet Flagship | ||||
| Diamond | 38 | William Sidney Smith | |||||
| Hebe | 38 | Paul Minchin | |||||
| Niger | 32 | Edward James Foote | |||||
| Syren | 32 | Graham Moore | |||||
| Notes on Action | |
|---|---|
| Description | TRN4 |
| On May 9th, Captain Sir Richard John Strachan, in the Melampus, 36, with the frigates Diamond, Hebe, Niger, and Siren, whilst at anchor off Jersey, saw a French convoy running along the enemy's coast. Giving chase, he drove the convoy into Carteret Bay, where the boats of his squadron attacked it and captured or burnt every vessel but one, with the loss of two killed and seventeen wounded. | |
| Sources | |||
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| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| TRN4 | The Royal Navy : a history from the earliest times to the present Vol IV | William Laid Clowes | Digital Book |