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HM hired brig ''Telegraph'' was built in 1798 and served on contract to the Royal Navy from 10 November. During the French Revolutionary Wars she took several prizes and was the victor in one notable ship action before she was lost at sea with all hands in 1801. ==''Telegraph'' vs ''Hirondelle''== At daylight on 18 March 1799, ''Telegraph'', under Lieutenant James Andrew Worth, was some leagues northwest of the Île de Batz when she encountered the French privateer ''Hirondelle''. ''Hirondelle'' was armed with sixteen mixed 8-pounder and 6-pounder guns, and had a crew of 72, to ''Telegraph''s 60 men. ''Hirondelle'' was three days out of St Malo and had taken two prizes, an American schooner and an English sloop. The need for two prize crews had reduced her crew from the 89 men with which she had started.〔Tancred (1891), p.122.〕 ''Hirondelle'' tacked to meet ''Telegraph'' and the two vessels started an exchange of fire at 0730 hours. Each tried to board the other, but finally, at 1100 hours, ''Hirondelle'' struck. She had suffered five men killed and 14 wounded and was totally dismasted and unmanageable. ''Telegraph'' had five men wounded.〔 For his part in the action, Worth received promotion to the rank of Commander.〔 shared in the prize money, suggesting that she was in sight. ''Havick'' too claimed a share of the head-money, perhaps on the grounds of being in sight, a claim that ''Telegraph''s officers and crew contested. The matter was not settled until 1818. In 1847 the Admiralty issued the clasp "Telegraph 18 March 1799" to the Naval General Service Medal for the action with ''Hirondelle''. However, none of ''Telegraph''s crew came forward to claim their medal, presumably in great part because most had been lost when she foundered in 1801. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HM hired brig Telegraph (1798)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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