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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 58. Chapters: Dutch brig Komeet (1789), French brig Alerte (1787), HDMS Allart (1807), HMS Amboyna (1796), HMS Antelope (1784), HMS Badger (1777), HMS Basilisk (1801), HMS Black Joke (1827), HMS Bold (1812), HMS Boxer (1812), HMS Brev Drageren (1807), HMS Cerbere (1800), HMS Chatham (1788), HMS Crash (1797), HMS Daring (1804), HMS Daring (1844), HMS Defender (1804), HMS Detroit (1812), HMS Duke of Gloucester (1807), HMS Electra (1808), HMS Espoir (1797), HMS Firm (1804), HMS Griper (1813), HMS Guachapin (1801), HMS Hecate (1809), HMS Heureux (1800), HMS Hunter (1812), HMS Jumna (1848), HMS Lacedemonian (1796), HMS Lady Nelson (1798), HMS Linnet (1813), HMS Lord Melville (1813), HMS Mandarin (1810), HMS Manly (1812), HMS Maria (1808), HMS Netley (1798), HMS Papillon (1803), HMS Pictou (1813), HMS Polecat (1782), HMS Raposa (1806), HMS Recruit (1846), HMS Saint Lucia (1803), HMS Sappho (1837), HMS Seaforth (1805), HMS Seagull (1805), HMS Sheldrake (1806), HMS Sheldrake (1825), HMS Sir Sydney Smith (1812), HMS Speedy (1782), HMS Spitfire (1782), HMS Staunch (1804), HMS Supply (1759), HMS Topaze (1793), HMS Turbulent (1805), USS Nautilus (1799). Excerpt: HMS Speedy was a 14-gun Speedy-class brig of the British Royal Navy. Built during the last years of the American War of Independence, she served with distinction during the French Revolutionary Wars. Built at Dover, Speedy spent most of the interwar years serving off the British coast. Transferred to the Mediterranean after the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars, she spent the rest of her career there under a number of notable commanders, winning fame for herself in various engagements and often against heavy odds. Her first commander in the Mediterranean, Charles Cunningham, served with distinction with several squadrons, assisting in the capture of several war prizes, such...
