Herald (1798 ship)
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herald-1798-ship-319-13648411
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Herald (1798 ship)
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Herald, of Jersey, Thomas Peckslock, master, acquired a letter of marque on 15 January 1798. On 14 February 1798, as the letter of marque Herald was about four leagues from the Bay of Naples with a cargo of cod fish, three French privateers attacked her. In a three to four-hour action Herald repelled the attack, inflicting heavy casualties on her largest attacker. The three consisted of a cutter armed with five 18-pounder guns, a row galley with two 18-pounder guns, and a launch with one 18-poun
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Jersey-based privateering ship
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herald_(1798_ship)
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2024-03-10T00:56:15Z
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