Hired armed ship Hannibal
# Hired armed ship Hannibal

Hannibal was an armed ship of 16 guns that the British Royal Navy hired in 1804. On 25 September she was reported to be escorting troop transports from Plymouth to the Downs. 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. Her crew was saved.

## Citations

* ↑ Winfield (2008), p. 394.
* ↑ Naval Chronicle, Vol. 12, p.338.
* ↑ "NMM, vessel ID 368132" (PDF). Warship Histories, vol viii. National Maritime Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
* ↑ Marshall (1828), p. 214.
* ↑ United Service Magazine (1830), p.378.
