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]

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  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.
  4. ^ Marshall (1828), p. 214.
  5. ^ United Service Magazine (1830), p.378.

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