HMS Attack (1794)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Attack |
| Ordered | 6 March 1794 |
| Builder | John Wilson & Co., Frindsbury |
| Laid down | March 1794 |
| Launched | 28 June 1794 |
| Commissioned | February 1795 |
| Fate | Sold September 1802 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Conquest-class gunvessel |
| Tons burthen | 147 (bm) |
| Length |
|
| Beam | 21 ft 1+1⁄4 in (6.4 m) |
| Draught | 7 ft 0+1⁄4 in (2.1 m) |
| Complement | 50 |
| Armament | 10 × 18-pounder carronades + 2 × 24–pounder bow + 2 × 4-pounder stern chase guns |
HMS Attack was launched in 1794 as a Conquest-class gunvessel for the Royal Navy. She had an uneventful career and the Navy sold her in 1802.
Career[edit]
Lieutenant Thomas Eyre Hinton commissioned Attack in February 1795. In 1795 she served in Sir Sidney Smith's inshore squadron.[1]
HMS Diamond, Syren, Sybille, Childers, and the gun-brigs Fearless and Attack shared in the proceeds of the capture on 6 July 1795 of the Latitia.[2]
Between July and October 1796 Attack was at Portsmouth being coppered and receiving sliding keels.[1]
Lieutenant Joseph James took command in 1798.[1] Attack spent 1799 escorting convoys in the Channel. In April she recaptured William, Rowell, master, which had been sailing from Newry to London when a French privateer had captured her.[3]
On 14 August 1800, Attack sent into Plymouth Christian, Odding, master, which had been sailing from Bordeaux to Hamburg.[4]
Fate[edit]
Attack was paid off in 1801. She was sold at Sheerness in September 1802.[1]
Crew[edit]
John Toup Nicolas began his naval career on Attack.
Citations[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Winfield (2008), p. 330.
- ^ "No. 15933". The London Gazette. 1 July 1806. p. 838.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 3067. 30 April 1799. hdl:2027/hvd.32044105233092. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4078. 19 August 1800. hdl:2027/hvd.32044105233092. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
References[edit]
- Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.