HMS Espiegle
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Espiegle
- HMS Espiegle was a 16-gun French brig-sloop, launched at Bayonne in 1788. Nymphe and Circe captured her off Ushant on 30 November 1793.[1] An Espiegle (gun-boat) served in the navy's Egyptian campaign between 8 March and 2 September 1801. Her officers and crew qualified for the clasp "Egypt" to the Naval General Service Medal, which the Admiralty issued in 1847 to all surviving claimants.[2] She was sold in 1802.[3][4]
- HMS Espiegle was a French 12-gun aviso launched in 1793 at Saint-Malo. Iphigenia captured her in the Antilles on 16 March 1794.[Note 1] She was commissioned under Lieutenant John Fishley. The Navy sold her in 1800.[9]
- HMS Espiegle was a 16-gun sloop, formerly the civilian vessel Wembury. The Admiralty purchased her in 1804 and sold her in 1811 for breaking up.
- HMS Espiegle was an 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop launched in 1812 and sold in 1832.
- HMS Espiegle was a 12-gun brig launched in 1844 and sold in 1861.
- HMS Espiegle was a Doterel-class composite screw sloop launched in 1880. She became a boom vessel in 1899, was renamed HMS Argo in 1904 and was sold in 1921.
- HMS Espiegle was a Cadmus-class sloop launched in 1900 and sold in 1923.
- HMS Espiegle was an Algerine-class minesweeper launched in 1942 and broken up in 1967.
An Espiegle (gun-boat) that does not appear to be any of the above vessels was present at the Egyptian Campaign of 8 March 1801 to 2 September.[10]
Footnotes
- Notes
- Citations
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 13601. p. 1100. 7 December 1793.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 21077. pp. 791–792. 15 March 1850.
- ↑ Winfield (2008), p.283.
- ↑ "NMM, vessel ID 366391". Warship Histories, vol i. National Maritime Museum. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ↑ Demerliac (1996), p.83, #544.
- ↑ Winfield (2008), p.336.
- ↑ "NMM, vessel ID 366392". Warship Histories, vol i. National Maritime Museum. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ↑ "NMM, vessel ID 369032". Warship Histories, vol i. National Maritime Museum. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Winfield & Roberts (2015 forthcoming), Chap. 7.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 21077. p. 792. 15 March 1850.
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
- Demerliac, Alain (1996) La Marine De Louis XVI: Nomenclature Des Navires Français De 1774 À 1792. (Nice: Éditions OMEGA). ISBN 2-906381-23-3
- Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 1-86176-246-1.
- Winfield, Rif & Stephen S Roberts (2015 Forthcoming) French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786 - 1862: Design Construction, Careers and Fates. (Seaforth Publishing). ISBN 9781848322042
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