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

^ 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.

References

Marshall, John (1828). "O'Conner, Richard James Lawrence" . Royal Naval Biography. Vol. sup, part 2. London: Longman and company. p. 214–217.
Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.

[FOOTNOTEWinfield2008394-1] Winfield (2008), p. 394.

[2] Naval Chronicle, Vol. 12, p.338.

[3] "NMM, vessel ID 368132" (PDF). Warship Histories, vol viii. National Maritime Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.

[FOOTNOTEMarshall1828214-4] Marshall (1828), p. 214.

[5] United Service Magazine (1830), p.378.

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