RICHMOND
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Gun-brig
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Built in 1806, Itchenor. Sold in 1814. |
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- She was armed with twelve 18-pounder carronades and two long sixes, and had a complement of 64 men and boys.
- 1807 Lieut. S. S. HEMING, convoy to Oporto.
- 1808 Lieut. WALKER, North Sea.
- 1811 Ditto, Cadiz.
- 1811 Lieut. David Ewen BARTHOLOMEW, 05/1811, coast of Spain.
On 14 June he captured a French privateer pierced for 10 guns, with a crew of 50 men, near Malaga. Subsequently RICHMOND's fire silenced the castle at Frangerola while her boats brought out a vessel from under the walls. - On 5 February 1812 he gave chase to a French privateer named INTREPIDE to the eastward the Cap du Gatt on the coast of Grenada.
Five hours later she was seen at anchor in a bay under Cape Cope and RICHMOND received several broadsides as she stood in towards her. As soon as the gunbrig opened fire within half a cable distance, the privateer's crew set fire to her and took to their boats, so RICHMOND's people boarded, cut her cables and towed her out. They had taken her about a mile when she blew up, fortunately with no casualties. The privateer was a polacre ship, fitted out at Malaga and commanded by one Barbastro. She had been armed with eighteen long 12-pounders and carried a crew of 180 men. RICHMOND had no casualties. - On 1 March 1812 Lieut. BARTHOLOMEW drove ashore and destroyed an eight-gun privateer bound from Algiers to Malaga with a cargo of flour for the garrison.
- He was promoted to commander on 21 March 1812 to be succeeded by Lieut. O'SHAUGNESSY on the coast of Spain.
(Cdr. BARTHOLOMEW was appointed to EREBUS in 1814)
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