HMS Penelope (1798)

HMS Penelope (1798)

HMS "Penelope" was a frigate of the Royal Navy.

Under Sir Henry Blackwood, she took part in the battle of 30 March 1800 against the "Guillaume Tell". "Penelope" was credited for engaging and dismantling the masts of "Guillaume Tell" with two raking broadsides from her stern. This delayed her and allowed the "Foudroyant" and "Lion" to catch up. "Guillaume Tell" was captured after a fierce battle. "Penelope" lost two killed and two wounded.

From 1803, "Penelope" served in the English Channel under William Robert Broughton.

On 27 April 1815, "Penelope", under James Galloway, ran aground near the Cap des Rosiers in Canada. In the night, she broke into three pieces, killing 40 of her crew.

External links

* [http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hall/6670/Penelope/Penelop1.html Wreck of HMS "Penelope" at Pointe-à-la-Frégate, 1841]


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