Capture of the South Carolina, 20th December 1782

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Capture of the South Carolina

20th December 1782
Part of : The American War of Independence (1775/04/19 - 1784/01/14)
Previous action : Action of 1782-12-12 12.12.1782
Next action : Action of 1783-01-02 2.1.1783
 

Great Britain

 
Unknown Division
Ship NameCommanderNotes
 
Ship NameCommanderNotes
Diomede (44) Thomas Lennox Frederick (1750-1799)
Astraea (32) Mathew Squire (d.1800)
Quebec (32) Christopher Mason (d.1801)
 

United States of America

 
Unknown Division
Ship NameCommanderNotes
 
Ship NameCommanderNotes
South Carolina (40)   Captured 6 casualties?
 

Notes on Action


DescriptionTRN4
On December 20th, a British squadron, consisting of the Diomede, 44, Captain Thomas Lenox Frederick, Quebec, 32, and Astraea, 32, off the Delaware, fell in with the South Carolinan frigate South Carolina. After an eighteen hours' chase, the Diomede, seconded by the Quebec, closed the American, which fought for two hours, and then, as the Astraea was coming up fast, struck. The South Carolina carried an extraordinarily heavy battery for a frigate twenty-eight 32-prs., and twelve 12-prs.

Sources


IDDescriptionAuthorType
TRN4The Royal Navy : a history from the earliest times to the present Vol IVWilliam Laid ClowesDigital Book
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