Английская Википедия:HMS Berbice (1780)
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Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship careerШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsHMS Berbice was a schooner, initially built for use as a merchant ship, that the Royal Navy purchased in the West Indies in 1780. Her most prominent service was as a naval tender to Шаблон:HMS, the flagship of Sir Richard Hughes in the Leeward Islands Station. She was formerly commissioned in July 1781, and from 1782 to 1783 she was commanded by Lieutenant Thomas Boulden Thompson. On 23 February 1782, naval records indicate that she was at English Harbour, in need of crewmen but otherwise ready for active duty.
Between 1784 and the autumn of 1786, when he returned to England as an officer of Adamant, BerbiceШаблон:'s commander was Lieutenant James Bremer. Berbice was condemned at Antigua on 12 September 1788 and broken up.Шаблон:Sfnp
The Royal Navy later lent her name to Шаблон:HMS.[1]Шаблон:Sfnp
The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich has a one-page drawing labeled "A DRAWING OF HIS MAJESTY'S ARM'D SCHOONER BERBICE, THE 5TH AUG 1789" that comprises a sheer plan, body lines, deck plan, lines, and a view of her stern. These drawings represent the earliest draught of what became known as the Baltimore Clipper.[2]
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- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ [1] Karl Heinz Marquardt F.A.S.M.A.: H.M. Armed Schooner BERBICE 1789.]
