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|Ship name= HMS ''Minorca'' |
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|Ship ordered=October 1777 |
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|Ship type=[[Xebec]] |
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|Ship tons burthen= 388{{small|{{frac|40|94}}}} ([[Builder's Old Measurement|bm]]) |
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'''HMS ''Minorca''''' was a [[xebec]]-rigged vessel that the British [[Royal Navy]] had built at [[Port Mahon]], [[ |
'''HMS ''Minorca''''' was a [[xebec]]-rigged vessel that the British [[Royal Navy]] had built at [[Port Mahon Dockyard]], [[Menorca]] (historically called "Minorca" by the British) in 1779. She participated in one major engagement in 1780. The Navy scuttled her in 1781. |
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==Career== |
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''Minorca'' was built with a sloop hull, but broader. She was rigged as a xebec, with square-rigged and lateen sails. The Navy classified her as a [[ship-sloop]]. |
''Minorca'' was built with a sloop hull, but broader. She was rigged as a [[xebec]], with square-rigged and lateen sails. The Navy classified her as a [[ship-sloop]].{{sfnp|Winfield |2007 |p=281}} Commander the Honourable Charles S. Conway commissioned her in June 1778. On 4 March 1779, Patrick Leslie was promoted to Commander into ''Minorca'', replacing Conway.{{sfnp|Winfield |2007 |p=281}} Leslie received promotion to [[post captain]] on 26 January 1780. His replacement was Commander [[Sir Charles Knowles, 2nd Baronet|Charles Knowles]], who received a promotion to post captain and command of {{HMS|Porcupine|1777|6}} on 4 February. Knowles' replacement was Lieutenant, later Commander, Hugh Lawson. |
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On 30 July 1780 ''Minorca'' and ''Porcupine'' engaged the French frigate {{HMS|Montreal|1761|2}} off the [[Barbary coast]]. The two-hour engagement was indecisive. |
On 30 July 1780 ''Minorca'' and ''Porcupine'' engaged the French frigate {{HMS|Montreal|1761|2}} off the [[Barbary coast]]. The two-hour engagement was indecisive.{{sfnp|Winfield |2007 |p=281}} ''Porcupine'' and ''Minorca'' withdrew because even if ''Montreal'' had struck, they could not have taken her off. Also, three other ships had appeared on the horizon. The French lost four killed, including their captain. The English had five killed and two wounded; two of the dead were on ''Minorca''.{{sfnp|Allen |1853 |p=307}} |
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==Fate== |
==Fate== |
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The Royal Navy sank ''Minorca'' on 21 August 1781 to block the entrance to the harbour at Port Mahon. |
The Royal Navy sank ''Minorca'' on 21 August 1781 to block the entrance to the harbour at Port Mahon.{{sfnp|Winfield |2007 |p=281}} |
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==Citations |
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*{{cite book|publisher=Henry G. Bohn|title=Battles of the British Navy|first=Joseph|last=Allen|volume=1|year=1853}} |
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*{{cite book |first=Rif|last=Winfield|title=British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates|publisher=Seaforth|year=2007|isbn=978-1844157006}} |
* {{cite book|publisher=Henry G. Bohn|title=Battles of the British Navy|first=Joseph|last=Allen|volume=1|year=1853}} |
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* {{cite book |first=Rif|last=Winfield|title=British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates|publisher=Seaforth|year=2007|isbn=978-1844157006}} |
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Latest revision as of 06:00, 25 July 2023
_RMG_J0234.png) A plan body drawing of HMS Minorca dated 1778 from the collection of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
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| Name | HMS Minorca |
| Ordered | October 1777 |
| Laid down | February 1778 |
| Launched | 29 August 1779 |
| Fate | Scuttled 1781 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Xebec |
| Tons burthen | 38840⁄94 (bm) |
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| Beam | 30 ft 6 in (9.3 m) |
| Depth of hold | 10 ft 0 in (3.0 m) |
| Crew | 130 |
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HMS Minorca was a xebec-rigged vessel that the British Royal Navy had built at Port Mahon Dockyard, Menorca (historically called "Minorca" by the British) in 1779. She participated in one major engagement in 1780. The Navy scuttled her in 1781.
Career
[edit]Minorca was built with a sloop hull, but broader. She was rigged as a xebec, with square-rigged and lateen sails. The Navy classified her as a ship-sloop.[1] Commander the Honourable Charles S. Conway commissioned her in June 1778. On 4 March 1779, Patrick Leslie was promoted to Commander into Minorca, replacing Conway.[1] Leslie received promotion to post captain on 26 January 1780. His replacement was Commander Charles Knowles, who received a promotion to post captain and command of HMS Porcupine on 4 February. Knowles' replacement was Lieutenant, later Commander, Hugh Lawson.
On 30 July 1780 Minorca and Porcupine engaged the French frigate Montreal off the Barbary coast. The two-hour engagement was indecisive.[1] Porcupine and Minorca withdrew because even if Montreal had struck, they could not have taken her off. Also, three other ships had appeared on the horizon. The French lost four killed, including their captain. The English had five killed and two wounded; two of the dead were on Minorca.[2]
Fate
[edit]The Royal Navy sank Minorca on 21 August 1781 to block the entrance to the harbour at Port Mahon.[1]
Citations
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Winfield (2007), p. 281.
- ^ Allen (1853), p. 307.
References
[edit]- Allen, Joseph (1853). Battles of the British Navy. Vol. 1. Henry G. Bohn.
- Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 978-1844157006.