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REQUIN Gun-brig Taken from the French in the Channel by Capt. Richard GRINDALL in THALIA on 20 February 1795.
Lost in 1801.

  • Lieut. CHAMPION was appointed to command her in January 1796.
  • 1798 Lieut. W. W. SENHOUSE, 08/1798, Barbados.
    He arrived at the Admiralty on the afternoon of 12 October 1799 with dispatches from Vice-Ad. Sir Hugh SEYMOUR dated 31 August and announcing the capitulation of Surinam.
  • 1799 Lieut. THESIGER, 12/1799.
  • 1800 Lieut. Samuel FOWELL.
    On Sunday 9 November 1800 REQUIN was damaged during a gale and, together with REDBRIDGE, had to go into harbour at Portsmouth on the following Wednesday for repairs.
  • REQUIN was wrecked on rocks in Quiberon Bay on 1 January 1801.
    The whole crew were saved but 20 of them who got on shore were taken prisoner.
    The NILE went in under a flag of truce to make sure that they were safe. She brought the officers back to Plymouth and EXCELLENT carried the rest of the crew home.


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