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BRAVE
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Taken from the French in 1806.
Lost in 1806. |
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- BRAVE belonged to a squadron which sailed from Brest in December 1805 and was attacked by Vice Ad. Sir John DUCKWORTH off San Domingo on 6 February 1806. DONEGAL fired her starboard broadside into BRAVE then, loffing round under her stern, brought her to close action. ATLAS surrendered after about half an hour. Three enemy line-of-battle ships were captured and two driven ashore and burnt.
The prizes BRAVE, JUPITER and ALEXANDRE were taken to Jamaica. - Cdr. Edmund BOGER was appointed to BRAVE to take her to England. She foundered off the Azores on 12 April 1806 while making the passage home.
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