HMS Pelican was a 24-gun Porcupine-class sixth-rate post ship of the Royal Navy built in 1777 and wrecked in 1781. Pelican cost £5,623.11.0d to build,...

Denbigh in 1777 and sank in 1787. HMS Pelican was the American Bermuda-built sloop Adriana of 150 tons (bm), that the British captured in 1777 and took...

(1775–1776) New York and New Jersey campaigns (1776–1777) Saratoga campaign (1777) Philadelphia campaign (1777–1778) Yorktown campaign (1781) Northern theater...

commissioned as a lieutenant on 17 June. In 1777, Collingwood met Horatio Nelson when both served on the frigate HMS Lowestoffe. Two years later, Collingwood...

designed by John Williams HMS Porcupine 1777 – broken up 1805 HMS Pelican 1776 – wrecked in a hurricane near Jamaica 1781 HMS Eurydice 1781 – hulked as...

the navy in 1773 but did not go to sea until 1777. In December 1778, the vessel he was serving on, HMS Ceres, was captured and M'Kinley was a prisoner...

HMS Camilla was a Royal Navy 20-gun Sphinx-class post ship. Camilla was built in Chatham Dockyard to a design by John Williams and was launched in 1776...

Scotland and was then paid off. In March 1782 Pellew was appointed to the Pelican, a small French prize, so small indeed that he used to say "his servant...

(launched 18 August 1777 at Brest) – captured by British Navy 1780 and became HMS Nymphe. Andromaque, (launched 24 December 1777 at Brest) – wrecked to...

January – HMS Trent captures the French merchant frigate Bien Aimé. 1776, July 27 – USS Reprisal and HMS Shark have an inconclusive engagement 1777, 12 July...