Hired armed cutter Brave

History
Name:	Brave
Commissioned:	29 August 1798
Fate:	Sunk, 22 May 1799
General characteristics [1]
Type:	Cutter
Tons burthen:	136 ^63⁄94 tons bm
Armament:	2 × 4-pounder guns 10 × 12-pounder carronades

The Hired armed cutter Brave served the Royal Navy from 29 August 1798 until 22 May 1799 when the transport Eclipse ran her down off Beachy Head.^[1] Brave is sometimes described as a lugger and sometimes as a cutter.

During her brief service with the Royal Navy her captain was Lieutenant Gardiner Henry Guion^[2] (or John Guion or Guyon or Gunion). On 21 January 1799 Brave captured the Jemmy Nosten.^[3] Then on 3 March Brave, together with the hired armed cutter Lord Nelson, captured Baron Von Hopkin and Sverige Lycka.^[3]

On 22 April,^[4] or 22 May,^[1] while Brave was escorting a convoy through the Channel, the transport Eclipse ran her down.^[5] Brave's crew was saved.^[6]

On 13 September 1804 prize money for the Baron Von Hopkin and Sverige Lycka was paid.^[3]

References

Citations

1. Winfield (2008), p. 389.
2. Clowes (1897-1903), Vol. 4, p.550,
3. The London Gazette: no. 15732. pp. 1072–1073. 28 August 1804.
4. Gossett (1986), p.21.
5. Hepper (1994), p.91.
6. Lloyd's List, - accessed 11 January 2014

Bibliography

• Clowes, W. Laird, et al. (1897-1903) The royal navy: a history from the earliest times to the present. (Boston: Little, Brown and Co.; London: S. Low, Marston and Co.).
• Gossett, William Patrick (1986) The lost ships of the Royal Navy, 1793-1900. (London: Mansell). ISBN 0-7201-1816-6
• Hepper, David J. (1994) British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650-1859. (Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot). ISBN 0-948864-30-3
• Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 1-86176-246-1.