HMS Falcon (1782)

HMS Falcon was a fourteen gun brig sloop launched on 23 September 1782 from Hills Yard in Sandwich. She was expended as a fireship in the raid on Dunkirk on 7 July 1800^[1] Her crew, under Captain Butt,^[2] shared with nineteen other ships^[3] the prize money awarded for the cutting out of the French frigate La Diserée during the same operation.

References

^ Colledge, J.J (2003). Ships of the Royal Navy : the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy (Rev.. ed.). London: Greenhill. p. 121. ISBN 1853675660.
^ London Gazette Issue 15274 page 782 8 July 1800
^ London Gazette Issue 15297 page 1123 27 September 1800

This article about a specific naval ship or boat of the United Kingdom is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] Colledge, J.J (2003). Ships of the Royal Navy : the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy (Rev.. ed.). London: Greenhill. p. 121. ISBN 1853675660.

[2] London Gazette Issue 15274 page 782 8 July 1800

[3] London Gazette Issue 15297 page 1123 27 September 1800

[1]

[2]

[3]

HMS Falcon (1782)

References

This information is adapted from Wikipedia which is publicly available.