Hired armed cutter Brave

History
Name: Brave
Commissioned: 29 August 1798
Fate: Sunk 22 May 1799
General characteristics [1]
Type: Cutter
Tons burthen: 136 63⁄94 tons bm
Armament:

His Majesty's Hired armed cutter Brave served the British Royal Navy from 29 August 1798 until 22 May 1799 when the transport Eclipse ran her down off Beachy Head.[1] Brave is sometimes described as a lugger and sometimes as a cutter.

During her brief service with the Royal Navy her captain was Lieutenant Gardiner Henry Guion[2] (or John Guion or Guyon or Gunion). On 21 January 1799 Brave captured Jemmy Nosten.[3] Then on 3 March Brave, together with the hired armed cutter Lord Nelson, captured Baron Von Hopkin and Sverige Lycka.[3]

On 22 April,[4] or 22 May,[1] while Brave was escorting a convoy through the Channel, the transport Eclipse ran her down.[5] Brave's crew was saved.[6]

On 13 September 1804 prize money for Baron Von Hopkin and Sverige Lycka was paid.[3]

Citations and references

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 Winfield (2008), p. 389.
  2. ↑ Clowes (1897-1903), Vol. 4, p.550,
  3. 1 2 3 "No. 15732". The London Gazette. 28 August 1804. pp. 1072–1073.
  4. ↑ Gossett (1986), p.21.
  5. ↑ Hepper (1994), p.91.
  6. ↑ Lloyd's List, - accessed 11 January 2014

References

  • Clowes, W. Laird, et al. (1897-1903) The royal navy: a history from the earliest times to the present. (Boston: Little, Brown and Co.; London: S. Low, Marston and Co.).
  • Gossett, William Patrick (1986) The lost ships of the Royal Navy, 1793-1900. (London: Mansell). ISBN 0-7201-1816-6
  • Hepper, David J. (1994) British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650-1859. (Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot). ISBN 0-948864-30-3
  • Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 1-86176-246-1. 
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