Английская Википедия:HMS Hussar (1799)
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Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship careerШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsHMS Hussar was a 38-gun fifth-rate Amazon-class frigate of the Royal Navy. Launched at the end of 1799, the entirety of the frigate's career was spent serving in the English Channel and off the coast of Spain. Hussar primarily served as a convoy escort and cruiser, in which occupation the frigate took several prizes, including the French privateer Le General Bessieres. Towards the end of 1803 Hussar was sent to serve in Sir Edward Pellew's Ferrol squadron. On 8 February 1804 Hussar was returning to England with dispatches when the ship was wrecked off the coast of Île de Sein. The crew attempted to sail for home in a fleet of commandeered boats, but the majority were forced to go into Brest to avoid sinking in bad weather, where they were made prisoners of war.
Design and construction
Hussar was a 38-gun, 18-pounder, fifth-rate Amazon-class frigate. The ship was one of two built to the design, along with the namesake of the class HMS Amazon. The ships were drawn up by the Surveyor of the Navy Sir William Rule, who submitted the design on 19 April 1796.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp They were an enlarged version of a previous design by Rule, the 38-gun HMS Naiad. Naiad was in turn an expanded version of another, older, Rule ship class, this being the Amazon class designed in 1794.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp
Hussar was ordered on 15 February 1797 to be built at Woolwich Dockyard by shipwright John Tovery.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp The ship was originally planned to be named Hyaena, but this was changed on 24 January 1798. Hussar was laid down in August of the latter year, and launched on 1 June 1799 with the following dimensions: Шаблон:Convert along the upper deck, Шаблон:Convert at the keel, with a beam of Шаблон:Convert and a depth in the hold of Шаблон:Convert. The ship had a draught of Шаблон:Convert forward and Шаблон:Convert aft, and measured 1,042Шаблон:Small tons burthen.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp The fitting out process was completed in the River Thames on 11 November, with the final cost of construction totalling £29,884.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp
HussarШаблон:'s class was described in sailing reports as "fast and very weatherly", as well as being highly manoeuvrable. They were capable of reaching up to Шаблон:Convert and showed superior sailing qualities to most other vessels, especially when in a "stiff breeze". The ships were, however, known for "deep and uneasy rolling and pitching", which naval historian Robert Gardiner suggests was because they were built very stiffly.Шаблон:RefnШаблон:Sfnp
The frigate had a crew complement of 284, which would later be raised to 300, and held twenty-eight 18-pounder guns on the upper deck. Rule had originally planned for the quarterdeck to hold eight 9-pounder guns and the forecastle to hold a further two, but on 6 May 1797 six 32-pounder carronades were added to the quarterdeck armament and two more to the forecastle. HussarШаблон:'s armament was changed again on 17 June 1799, with all but two 9-pounders on each of the quarterdeck and forecastle replaced by more carronades.Шаблон:Refn This resulted in a final armament of twelve 32-pounder carronades and two 9-pounder guns on the quarterdeck, and two 32-pounder carronades and two 9-pounder guns on the forecastle, in addition to HussarШаблон:'s main 18-pounder guns.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp
Service
Hussar was commissioned by Captain Lord Garlies in November 1799, for service in the English Channel and off the coast of Ireland as part of the Cork Station.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp Hussar was in company with the 38-gun frigate HMS Loire and 16-gun schooner HMS Milbrook on 17 May 1800 when the three ships recaptured the British merchant ship Princess Charlotte and captured the French schooner La Francoise.[1] Hussar subsequently sailed to Madeira, returning from there on 9 July.Шаблон:Sfnp The frigate continued to serve off Ireland, escorting a convoy of ships from west India in to England on 31 October.Шаблон:Sfnp On 9 November a large gale hit the south coast of England, and many ships in the area were driven out to sea by it and badly damaged. Among these casualties was Hussar, which lost all topmasts and the mizzenmast in the gale, and received considerable hull damage, including the loss of the rudder. Hussar was brought into Portsmouth with a hoy rigged behind as a temporary rudder.Шаблон:RefnШаблон:Sfnp The ship was docked for repairs, which were completed on 28 November.Шаблон:Sfnp
Having returned to sea, Hussar continued operating with convoys, escorting the East India Company ships Carnatic, Henry Addington, Nottingham, and Ocean on the first leg of their journey to Calcutta on 8 January 1801.Шаблон:Sfnp Then on 2 March the frigate captured the French 4-gun privateer Le General Bessieres in the Atlantic Ocean. The French warship had been attempting to sail from Bourdeaux to Santo Domingo.Шаблон:Sfnp[2][3] Hussar then recaptured the British merchant ship James on 12 April.[4] Later on in the same month Garlies was replaced in command of Hussar by Captain John Giffard, but he in turn gave command over to Captain William Brown soon afterwards.Шаблон:Sfnp Brown also served in Hussar only briefly, with Captain John Ommanney soon taking over from him on a temporary basis, with the frigate continuing to serve in the English Channel.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp On 22 May the 54-gun fourth-rate HMS Madras attempted to enter Portsmouth, but grounded on Bembridge Ledge. Hussar joined with the 24-gun post ship HMS Eurydice and together they pulled Madras off without damaging the ship.Шаблон:Sfnp
Hussar received a refit at Plymouth Dockyard between May and November 1802, and was recommissioned in June by Captain Philip Wilkinson, who had joined the ship in May.Шаблон:RefnШаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp The frigate was sent to serve in the North Sea and English Channel.Шаблон:Sfnp On 10 January 1803 the frigate's gunnery storeroom caught fire while anchored near Sheerness. The fire was close to the ship's magazine and while it did not reach it, some other combustible matter did explode. In reaction to this HussarШаблон:'s crew ran onto the quarterdeck, from where one small boat was hanging off the rear of the ship. Too many people attempted to board the boat to escape the explosion, causing the davit to break and all in the boat to be thrown into the water. Two master's mates, a midshipman, fourteen seamen, and a woman were drowned. No more explosions on Hussar occurred and Wilkinson was able to stop the fire from spreading or from doing serious damage to the frigate.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp
When the Napoleonic Wars began in May 1803, Hussar was based at Spithead, and was quickly sent out into the Bay of Biscay.Шаблон:Sfnp On 23 June Hussar was sailing in sight of the British privateer Trimmer when the latter captured the French brig La Flore, for which Hussar shared in the prize money of.[5]Шаблон:Sfnp The frigate then underwent a refit at Plymouth, in which new masts and rigging were put in place, that was completed on 29 October.Шаблон:Sfnp The ship briefly returned on 17 November to repair damage received in a large storm while cruising.Шаблон:Sfnp Hussar continued on station after this, and in the winter was sent to join a squadron serving off the coast of Spain at Ferrol.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp
On 6 February 1804 Hussar was ordered to sail back to England from Ares Bay carrying the dispatches of Captain Sir Edward Pellew, the commander of the squadron.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp While doing so the frigate was also to make contact with the Channel Fleet which was stationed off Cape Finisterre.Шаблон:Sfnp In the course of this errand Hussar was wrecked off the coast of Île de Sein in the late evening of 8 February.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp The crew were not harmed and they landed on the island, taking it over from the fishermen who lived there. In the morning of 10 February Wilkinson sent a party out to burn Hussar, the wreck of which was still intact. Upon the completion of this task Wilkinson set sail in his barge, with the rest of the crew in thirteen commandeered fishing boats, intending to sail for England. The fishing boats, however, were found to be in very poor condition and they were all forced to sail into Brest to avoid being lost at sea as the weather worsened.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp There they surrendered themselves to the French fleet present in port.Шаблон:Sfnp
Wilkinson's barge, which had been leading the fishing boats before being lost in the rain, was not affected by these problems, and he reached the 36-gun frigate HMS Sirius which took him in, arriving at Portsmouth on 28 February.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp The rest of HussarШаблон:'s crew were incarcerated as prisoners of war for ten years.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp Two members of the crew, Midshipman Henry Ashworth and Master's Mate Donat Henchy O'Brien, succeeded in escaping from the prison of Bitche Citadel in November 1808 by stealing a boat and making their way to Trieste, from where they and another naval officer were picked up by a raiding party from the 32-gun frigate HMS Amphion.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp
Prizes
| Vessels captured or destroyed for which HussarШаблон:'s crew received full or partial credit | |||||
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| Date | Ship | Nationality | Type | Fate | Ref. |
| 17 May 1800 | Princess Charlotte | Файл:Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg British | Merchant ship | Recaptured | [1] |
| 17 May 1800 | La Francoise | Файл:Flag of France.svg French | Schooner | Captured | [1] |
| 2 March 1801 | Le General Bessieres | Файл:Flag of France.svg French | 4-gun privateer | Captured | [3] |
| 12 April 1801 | James | Файл:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British | Merchant ship | Recaptured | [4] |
| 23 June 1803 | La Flore | Файл:Flag of France.svg French | Merchant brig | Captured | [5] |
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