Hired armed lugger Daphne
# Hired armed lugger Daphne

The hired armed lugger Daphne served the Royal Navy from 2 November 1794 to 19 December 1796. She was armed with twenty-two 4-pounder guns and was of 1606⁄94 tons burthen (bm)

## Naval career

Daphne apparently served at Jersey together with Aristocrat and Royalist in a small squadron under the command of Captain Philippe d'Auvergne, in the 16-gun Firm-class floating battery HMS Bravo. Daphne's commander was a Lieutenant Robert Pearson. She was employed maintaining communications with French Royalists in Normandy.

## Possible origins

Daphne, of 160 tons (bm), was launched in 1787 at Poole, appeared in Lloyd's Register in 1793, but was not listed either in 1792 or in 1794. Her master was J. Banfield, her owner St Barbe & Co., and her trade London–Smyrna.

Earlier, a lugger Daphne had received two letters of marque. The first, dated 30 July 1793, gave the name of her master as Patrick Henvey. It described her as being of 160 tons (bm), with a crew of 60 men. She was armed with eighteen 3-, 4-, and 6-pounder guns, and 10 swivel guns. The second letter, dated 13 November 1793, gave the name of her master as Peter Le Lacheur; the change in masters is the most likely cause of the issuance of a new letter.

## Citations and references

Citations

* ↑ Winfield (2008), p. 388.
* ↑ "NMM, vessel ID 383207" (PDF). Warship Histories, vol ii. National Maritime Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
* ↑ Marshall (1835), p. 62.
* ↑ Lloyd's Register (1793), Seq.№D14.
* 1 2 Letter of Marque,"War of 1812: UK sources for Privateers". Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015. - accessed 15 May 2011.

References

* Marshall, John (1835). "Higgs, William Henry" . Royal Naval Biography. Vol. 4, part 2. London: Longman and company. pp. 61–63.
* Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 978-1861762467.

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