Thisbe on fire on 4 January 1786, caused by a lightning strike. Nicholas Matthew Condy. A second lightning bolt on the same day had set her Main sail, Top on fire
Thisbe was first commissioned in December 1787 under the command of Captain George Robertson. Because Thisbe served in the navy's Egyptian campaign (8 March to 2 September 1801), her officers and crew qualified for the clasp "Egypt" to the Naval General Service Medal that the Admiralty authorized in 1850 to all surviving claimants.[a]
In 1804 Thisbe was in the Mediterranean. There she captured a privateer that she sent into Corfu. Thisbe also recaptured Wight, Ford, master, which had been sailing from Zant to London when the privater had captured her. '"Wight arrived at Portsmouth in September.[3]
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^A first-class share of the prize money awarded in April 1823 was worth £34 2s 4d; a fifth-class share, that of a seaman, was worth 3s 11½d. The amount was small as the total had to be shared between 79 vessels and the entire army contingent.[2]
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thisbe, 1783, other, ships, with, same, name, thisbe, thisbe, enterprise, class, sixth, rate, frigate, royal, navy, thisbe, hurricane, august, 1798history, great, britain, namehms, thisbe, ordered23, february, 1782, builderthomas, king, dover, laid, downseptem. For other ships with the same name see HMS Thisbe HMS Thisbe was a 28 gun Enterprise class sixth rate frigate of the Royal Navy Thisbe at sea in a hurricane on 23 August 1798History Great Britain NameHMS Thisbe Ordered23 February 1782 BuilderThomas King Dover Laid downSeptember 1782 Launched25 November 1783 Completed19 April 1784 CommissionedDecember 1787 Honours andawardsNaval General Service Medal with clasp Egypt 1 FateSold to be broken up 9 August 1815 General characteristics Class and typeEnterprise class sixth rate frigate Tons burthen59657 94 bm Length120 ft 6 in 36 73 m gundeck 99 ft 5 3 8 in 30 312 m keel Beam33 ft 7 in 10 24 m Depth of hold11 ft 0 in 3 35 m Sail planFull rigged ship Complement200 officers and men ArmamentGundeck 24 9 pounder guns QD 4 6 pounder guns 4 18 pounder carronades Fc 2 18 pounder carronades Contents 1 Service 2 Notes 3 Citations 4 References 5 External linksService edit nbsp Thisbe on fire on 4 January 1786 caused by a lightning strike Nicholas Matthew Condy A second lightning bolt on the same day had set her Main sail Top on fire Thisbe was first commissioned in December 1787 under the command of Captain George Robertson Because Thisbe served in the navy s Egyptian campaign 8 March to 2 September 1801 her officers and crew qualified for the clasp Egypt to the Naval General Service Medal that the Admiralty authorized in 1850 to all surviving claimants a In 1804 Thisbe was in the Mediterranean There she captured a privateer that she sent into Corfu Thisbe also recaptured Wight Ford master which had been sailing from Zant to London when the privater had captured her Wight arrived at Portsmouth in September 3 Notes edit A first class share of the prize money awarded in April 1823 was worth 34 2s 4d a fifth class share that of a seaman was worth 3s 11 d The amount was small as the total had to be shared between 79 vessels and the entire army contingent 2 Citations edit No 21077 The London Gazette 15 March 1850 pp 791 792 No 17915 The London Gazette 3 April 1823 p 633 The Marine List Lloyd s List No 4490 21 September 1805 hdl 2027 hvd 32044050633072 Retrieved 12 May 2021 References editRobert Gardiner The First Frigates Conway Maritime Press London 1992 ISBN 0 85177 601 9 David Lyon The Sailing Navy List Conway Maritime Press London 1993 ISBN 0 85177 617 5 Rif Winfield British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 to 1792 Seaforth Publishing London 2007 ISBN 978 1 84415 700 6 External links edit nbsp Media related to HMS Thisbe ship 1783 at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Thisbe 1783 amp oldid 1167678531, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
