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HMS Augusta (1763)
HMS ''Augusta'' was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 24 October 1763 at Rotherhithe.〔
She was accidentally destroyed by fire on 22 October 1777 during the Battle of Red Bank.〔Ships of the Old Navy, ''Augusta''.〕
==Loss==
On the evening of 22 October 1777, the ''Augusta'' and several other warships had sailed up the Delaware River to a point a short distance below some man-made obstructions in order to fire at Fort Mercer the following day. As the tide fell, both ''Augusta'' and ''HMS Merlin (18)'' went aground. Despite attempts during the night by ''HMS Roebuck (44)'' to free ''Augusta'' from its predicament, the warship remained hard aground. About 9:00 AM on 23 October, a general action started with ''HMS Pearl (32)'' and ''HMS Liverpool (28)'' joining other vessels in the bombardment. The British ships were engaged by Fort Mifflin and the Pennsylvania Navy, which launched four fire ships. At about 2:00 PM, the ''Augusta'' caught fire near its stern, according to an American eyewitness. The fire spread rapidly and soon the entire vessel was wrapped in flames. After about an hour the fire reached the magazine and the ship exploded. The blast smashed windows in Philadelphia and was heard away in Trappe, Pennsylvania. The loss of the ''Augusta'' was attributed to various causes. The British claimed that the blaze was started when wadding from the guns set the rigging on fire or that the crew intentionally set the blaze. Some Americans asserted that ''Augusta'' was ignited by a fire ship while others stated that its loss was caused by red-hot shot from Fort Mifflin. John Montresor, the British officer in charge of the Siege of Fort Mifflin, wrote that one lieutenant, the ship's chaplain and 60 of ''Augusta's'' ratings were killed while struggling in the water. Soon after, the crew of ''Merlin'' abandoned ship and set their ship on fire. It blew up later in the day.
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