Sentence examples for gun brig from inspiring English sources

On 20 April Hermione was the lead ship in a squadron formed of the 32-gun frigates and, the 14 gun brig, and the cutter.

Although his attack was successful, Allemand was unable to prevent the escape of the convoy's escort, the 18 gun brig under Commander Frederick Langford.

Captain William Hoste with his ship HMS Bacchante (38 guns) along with HMS Saracen an 18 gun brig, arrived at Ragusa already blockaded by Pro Austrian Croat forces led by Todor Milutinović.

Launched in 1820 at Woolwich Royal Dockyard on the Thames, the Beagle was a 90ft, 10-gun brig, one of the commonest class of warships built by the Navy.

Rainier attacked the small vessels, seizing the 14-gun brig Zeerop without a shot fired.

Talbot was accompanied by the 18-gun brig HMS Weazel under Commander John William Andrew.

Linois passed Gibraltar on 3 July and during the night discovered the 14-gun brig HMS Speedy a short distance ahead.

On 4 5 May, she and Belle Poule participated in a raid at Parenza (Istria) that destroyed a French 18-gun brig.

Salvori's force had a significant advantage over the Tripolitanian fleet, which only had a 12-gun brig and a pair of 6-gun schooners defending the harbor.

Several months after Cape St Vincent, on 20 July, Downman was promoted to the rank of commander and appointed to command the 14-gun brig.

On 13 December, Shortland, in company with the 16-gun brig HMS Observateur under Captain Frederick Wetherall, stopped an American merchant ship and boarded her in search of contraband.