Hired armed ship Hannibal

Hannibal was an armed ship of 16 guns that the British Royal Navy hired in 1804.^[1] On 25 September she was reported to be escorting troop transports from Plymouth to the Downs.^[2] She was under the command of Commander Richard James Lawrence O'Connor on 16 November when she drifted from her anchors in the Downs; she was wrecked near Sandown Castle, Isle of Wight.^[3][4] Her crew was saved.^[5]

Citations and references

Citations

1. Winfield (2008), p.394,
2. Naval Chronicle, Vol. 12, p.338.
3. "NMM, vessel ID 368132" (PDF). Warship Histories, vol viii. National Maritime Museum. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
4. Marshall (1828), Supplement, Part 2, p.214.
5. United Service Magazine (1830), p.378.

References

• Marshall, John (1823–1835). Royal naval biography, or, Memoirs of the services of all the flag-officers, superannuated rear-admirals, retired-captains, post-captains, and commanders, whose names appeared on the Admiralty list of sea officers at the commencement of the present year 1823, or who have since been promoted ... London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown.
• Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 1-86176-246-1.