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HMS Falcon (1782)

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Brig of the Royal Navy For other ships with the same name, see HMS Falcon.

HMS Falcon was a fourteen gun brig sloop launched on 23 September 1782 from Hills Yard in Sandwich. She was expended as a fireship in the raid on Dunkirk on 7 July 1800 Her crew, under Captain Butt, shared with nineteen other ships the prize money awarded for the cutting out of the French frigate La Diserée during the same operation.

References

  1. Colledge, J.J (2003). Ships of the Royal Navy : the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy (Rev.. ed.). London: Greenhill. p. 121. ISBN 1853675660.
  2. London Gazette Issue 15274 page 782 8 July 1800
  3. London Gazette Issue 15297 page 1123 27 September 1800


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