HMS Astraea (1781)
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HMS Astraea was a 32-gun fifth rate Active-class frigate of the Royal Navy. Fabian at E. Cowes launched her in 1781, and she saw action in the American War of Independence as well as during the Napoleonic Wars. She is best known for her capture of the larger French frigate Gloire in a battle on 10 April 1795, while under the command of Captain Lord Henry Paulet. She was wrecked on 23 March 1808 off the coast of Anegada in the British Virgin Islands.
HMS Astraea captures the Gloire, a print by Thomas Whitcombe
Capture of the American frigate South Carolina by the British frigates Diomede, Quebec and Astrea, c.1925, National Archives of Canada
HMS Astraea captures the Gloire, a print by Thomas Whitcombe
HMS Quebec (1781)
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HMS Quebec was a 32-gun fifth-rate frigate launched in 1781 and broken up in 1816. She sailed under various captains, participating in the American Revolutionary War, the French Revolutionary Wars, and the Napoleonic Wars. During these wars she captured many enemy merchantmen and smaller privateers. One action led to her men qualifying for clasp to the Naval General Service Medal.
Capture of the American frigate South Carolina by the British frigates Diomede, Quebec and Astrea
Boats from the Quebec boarding the French gun vessels at Norderney, 3 August 1811