HMS Marianne explained
Four vessels have served the British Royal Navy under the name Marianne, though it is not clear that all were commissioned.
- Marianne was a storeship purchased in 1788 and listed until 1793.
- Marianne was the French transport Marianne of 12 guns. The French Navy acquired her in 1798 and the squadron of Commodore Sir Sidney Smith captured her off Syria on 1 March 1799, The French recaptured her in March, but the British recaptured her in November. She was sold in September 1801.[1]
- Marianne was a Spanish 10-gun schooner that captured in 1805 and used as a ship's tender. She was still listed in 1806.[2]
- Marianne was a slave ship of 460 tons (bm), that and captured on 22 March 1858, and that the Navy purchased in 1859. From 1860 she served at Jamaica as a receiving ship and lazaretto. In February 1864 she was ordered broken up; she was broken up in 1867.
References
- Book: Winfield, Rif. British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. 2008. 978-1-86176-246-7.
Notes and References
- Winfield (2008), p.337.
- Colledge & Wardlow (2006), p.228.