HMS Abeille
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HMS Abeille was a 14-gun cutter of the Royal Navy
. captured Abeille on 2 May 1796. She was broken up in 1798. So far, she has been the only commissioned warship in the Royal Navy to be named Abeille.
and Loctudy
, and return. She then cruised in the Gulf of Gascony with the division under the command of Contre-Admiral Vence
. She also participated in the First Battle of Groix
in June 1795.
In 1796 she was renamed Abeille. Under the command of Lieutenant de Vaisseau Denis-Lagarde, she was stationed at the Île de Batz
.
On 2 May 1796, while Dryad was under acting Commander John Pullin, she captured the 14-gun cutter Abeille some 16 or 17 leagues
off The Lizard
. She was three days out of Brest
and had not taken anything. The Royal Navy took her into service under her existing name.
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
. captured Abeille on 2 May 1796. She was broken up in 1798. So far, she has been the only commissioned warship in the Royal Navy to be named Abeille.
French service and capture
Between March and July 1795, while under the command of Ensigne de Vaiseau Denis, she cruised between BrestBrest, France
Brest is a city in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France. Located in a sheltered position not far from the western tip of the Breton peninsula, and the western extremity of metropolitan France, Brest is an important harbour and the second French military port after Toulon...
and Loctudy
Loctudy
Loctudy is a fishing port and seaside resort in Brittany, France, at the mouth of the Pont-l'Abbé river estuary.The commune is in the Finistère Departments of Francedepartment in northwestern France...
, and return. She then cruised in the Gulf of Gascony with the division under the command of Contre-Admiral Vence
Jean Gaspard Vence
Jean Gaspard de Vence was a French privateer, admiral and Maritime Prefect of Toulon.-Biography:In 1762 at age 15 he entered the merchant navy in Bayonne, sailed to Saint-Domingue and several years later became a captain. Transferred to the Royal Navy, served on a 74-gun battleship «Le...
. She also participated in the First Battle of Groix
First Battle of Groix
The First Battle of Groix was a naval engagement that took place on 16 and 17 June 1795 during the French Revolutionary War off the west coast of France...
in June 1795.
In 1796 she was renamed Abeille. Under the command of Lieutenant de Vaisseau Denis-Lagarde, she was stationed at the Île de Batz
Île de Batz
The Île de Batz is an island off Roscoff in Brittany, France. Administratively, it is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Population:...
.
On 2 May 1796, while Dryad was under acting Commander John Pullin, she captured the 14-gun cutter Abeille some 16 or 17 leagues
League (unit)
A league is a unit of length . It was long common in Europe and Latin America, but it is no longer an official unit in any nation. The league originally referred to the distance a person or a horse could walk in an hour...
off The Lizard
The Lizard
The Lizard is a peninsula in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The most southerly point of the British mainland is near Lizard Point at ....
. She was three days out of Brest
Brest, France
Brest is a city in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France. Located in a sheltered position not far from the western tip of the Breton peninsula, and the western extremity of metropolitan France, Brest is an important harbour and the second French military port after Toulon...
and had not taken anything. The Royal Navy took her into service under her existing name.