Her first captain was Pierre Jean Van Stabel. When Van Stabel was promoted, she became the flagship of his 6-ship squadron. She notably fought in 1793 to rescue the French frigate Sémillante, along with the ship of the line Jean Bart.
Constantinople. North view, taken from the Artillery Quay (called Tophana) with H.B.M's ships Le Tigre and La Bonne Citoyenne under the command of Sir Sidney Smith, 1799
Under the Royal Navy she assisted in the defence of Acre during Bonaparte's siege. Her crew qualified for the clasp "Acre 30 May 1799" to the Naval General Service Medal authorised in 1850 for all surviving claimants (27 awarded).
On 8 January 1801 Penelope captured the French bombard St. Roche, which was carrying wine, liqueurs, ironware, Delfth cloth, and various other merchandise, from Marseilles to Alexandria. Swiftsure, Tigre, Minotaur, Northumberland, Florentina, and the schooner Malta, were in sight and shared in the proceeds of the capture.[2]
Because Tigre served in the Navy's Egyptian campaign between 8 March 1801 and 2 September, her officers and crew qualified for the clasp "Egypt" to the Naval General Service Medal that the Admiralty authorised in 1850 for all surviving claimants (33 awarded).[Note 1]
After the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805, Tigre continued in the blockade of Cadiz. On 25 November, Thunderer detained the Ragusan ship Nemesis, which was sailing from Isle de France to Leghorn, Italy, with a cargo of spice, indigo dye, and other goods.[4]Tigre shared the prize money with ten other British warships.[5]
Between 30 October and 1 November 1809 Admiral Benjamin Hallowell's squadron was at the Bay of Rosas. On 30 October, in the Battle of Maguelone,[6] boats from Tigre joined with boats from Tuscan, Cumberland, Volontaire, Apollo, Topaz, Philomel, and Scout in a cutting out attack after a squadron off the south of France chased an enemy convoy into the Bay of Rosas. The convoy had lost its escorting ships of the line, Robuste and Lion, ran aground near Frontignan and scuttled by their crew, but were nevertheless heavily protected by an armed storeship of 18 guns, two bombards and a xebec. Some of the British boats took heavy casualties in the clash, but Tuscan had only one officer slightly wounded, and one seaman dangerously wounded. By the following morning the British had accounted for all eleven vessels in the bay, burning those they did not bring out.[7] In January 1813 prize money was awarded to the British vessels that took part in the action for the capture of the ships of war Gromlire and Normande, and of the transports Dragon and Indien. A court declared Invincible a joint captor. Head money was also paid for Grondire and Normande and for the destruction of Lemproye and Victoire.[8] In 1847 the Admiralty awarded the Naval General Service Medal with clasp "1 Nov. Boat Service 1809" to all surviving claimants from the action.
Fateedit
She was eventually broken up in June 1817.
Notes and citationsedit
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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.[3]
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For other ships with the same name see French ship Tigre and HMS Tigre Tigre was a 74 gun ship of the line of the French Navy Later it was captured by the British and as HMS Tigre operated as part of the Royal Navy throughout the Napoleonic Wars Tigre in 1795HistoryFranceNameTigreNamesakeTigerBuilderBrestLaid down1790Launched8 May 1793Captured22 June 1795Great BritainNameTigreAcquired22 June 1795 by captureHonours andawardsNaval General Service Medal with clasp Egypt 1 FateBroken up in June 1817 General characteristicsClass and typeTemeraire class ship of the lineDisplacement2966 tonnes 5260 tonnes fully loadedLength55 87 metres 183 3 ft 172 pied Beam14 90 metres 48 ft 11 in Draught7 26 metres 23 8 ft 22 pied PropulsionUp to 2 485 m2 26 750 sq ft of sailsArmamentLower gundeck 28 36 pounder long guns Upper gundeck 30 18 pounder long guns Fc and QD 16 8 pounder long guns 4 36 pounder carronadesArmourTimber Contents 1 French service 2 British service 3 Fate 4 Notes and citations 4 1 Notes 4 2 Citations 5 References 6 External linksFrench service edit nbsp View of Lord Bridport s action aboard HMS Royal George off L Orient when Tigre was capturedHer first captain was Pierre Jean Van Stabel When Van Stabel was promoted she became the flagship of his 6 ship squadron She notably fought in 1793 to rescue the French frigate Semillante along with the ship of the line Jean Bart Under Jacques Bedout she took part in the Battle of Groix where she was captured by the British She was recommissioned in the Royal Navy as HMS Tigre British service edit nbsp Constantinople North view taken from the Artillery Quay called Tophana with H B M s ships Le Tigre and La Bonne Citoyenne under the command of Sir Sidney Smith 1799Under the Royal Navy she assisted in the defence of Acre during Bonaparte s siege Her crew qualified for the clasp Acre 30 May 1799 to the Naval General Service Medal authorised in 1850 for all surviving claimants 27 awarded On 8 January 1801 Penelope captured the French bombard St Roche which was carrying wine liqueurs ironware Delfth cloth and various other merchandise from Marseilles to Alexandria Swiftsure Tigre Minotaur Northumberland Florentina and the schooner Malta were in sight and shared in the proceeds of the capture 2 Because Tigre served in the Navy s Egyptian campaign between 8 March 1801 and 2 September her officers and crew qualified for the clasp Egypt to the Naval General Service Medal that the Admiralty authorised in 1850 for all surviving claimants 33 awarded Note 1 After the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805 Tigre continued in the blockade of Cadiz On 25 November Thunderer detained the Ragusan ship Nemesis which was sailing from Isle de France to Leghorn Italy with a cargo of spice indigo dye and other goods 4 Tigre shared the prize money with ten other British warships 5 Between 30 October and 1 November 1809 Admiral Benjamin Hallowell s squadron was at the Bay of Rosas On 30 October in the Battle of Maguelone 6 boats from Tigre joined with boats from Tuscan Cumberland Volontaire Apollo Topaz Philomel and Scout in a cutting out attack after a squadron off the south of France chased an enemy convoy into the Bay of Rosas The convoy had lost its escorting ships of the line Robuste and Lion ran aground near Frontignan and scuttled by their crew but were nevertheless heavily protected by an armed storeship of 18 guns two bombards and a xebec Some of the British boats took heavy casualties in the clash but Tuscan had only one officer slightly wounded and one seaman dangerously wounded By the following morning the British had accounted for all eleven vessels in the bay burning those they did not bring out 7 In January 1813 prize money was awarded to the British vessels that took part in the action for the capture of the ships of war Gromlire and Normande and of the transports Dragon and Indien A court declared Invincible a joint captor Head money was also paid for Grondire and Normande and for the destruction of Lemproye and Victoire 8 In 1847 the Admiralty awarded the Naval General Service Medal with clasp 1 Nov Boat Service 1809 to all surviving claimants from the action Fate editShe was eventually broken up in June 1817 Notes and citations editNotes 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 3 Citations edit No 21077 The London Gazette 15 March 1850 pp 791 792 No 15358 The London Gazette 25 Apr 1801 p 447 No 17915 The London Gazette 3 April 1823 p 633 No 15885 The London Gazette 28 January 1806 p 129 No 16364 The London Gazette 24 April 1810 p 617 Troude Onesime Joachim 1867 Batailles navales de la France in French Vol 4 Challamel aine pp 56 58 No 16319 The London Gazette 29 November 1809 pp 1602 1604 No 16698 The London Gazette 26 January 1813 p 208 References editColledge 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 External links edit nbsp Media related to HMS Tigre ship 1793 at Wikimedia Commons in French Les batiments ayant porte le nom de Tigre Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title French ship Tigre 1793 amp oldid 1132740718, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
