HMS Destruction
At least two vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Destruction.
- Destruction was a Convulsion-class bomb vessel launched in 1804 and sold in 1806.
- Destruction was an American gunboat captured at the Battle of Lake Borgne on 14 December 1814. She remained in service until at least 4 June 1815.[1] Prize money for her and the other vessels captured at the battle was paid in July 1821.[2]
Citations
- ↑ Paullin and Paxson (1914), p.436.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 17730. p. 1561. 28 July 1821. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
- Paullin, Charles Oscar and Frederic Logan Paxson (1914) Guide to the materials in London archives for the history of the United States since 1783. (Carnegie Institution of Washington).
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