| 词条 | Hired armed lugger Venus |
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His Majesty's hired armed lugger Venus, which was renamed Agnes in 1804,[1] served the British Royal Navy from 8 March 1804 until she foundered in the Texel in March 1806. She was of 66{{small|{{frac|87|94}}}} tons (bm), and her armament consisted of six 12-pounder carronades.[1] She had a crew of 23 men.[2] She served on a contract from 26 April March 1804 to 25 October 1806,[1] during which time the Admiralty paid £2017 12s per year for her hire.[2] On 11 November 1804 {{HMS|Glatton|1795|2}}, together with {{HMS|Eagle|1804|2}}, {{HMS|Majestic|1785|2}}, {{HMS|Princess of Orange|1799|2}}, {{HMS|Raisonable|1768|2}}, Africiane, {{HMS|Inspector|21803|2}}, {{HMS|Beaver|1795|2}}, hired armed cutter Swift, and Agnes shared in the capture of Upstalsboom, H.L. De Haase, Master.{{refn|The prize money for an ordinary seaman was 10d.[3]|group=Note}} Around early March 1806 Agnes sent into Yarmouth Amelia Sophia, Kahler, master, which had been sailing from Amsterdam to Bordeaux.[4] Agnes was under the command of Lieutenant William Morgan when she foundered off the Texel. The date of her loss may be 4 March 1806,[1] or 28 March 1806.[5] The fate of her 30-man crew is unknown.[6]Notes, citations, and referencesNotes1. ^1 2 3 Winfield (2008), p. 393. Citations{{reflist|30em}}References{{refbegin}}2. ^1 "Answers" (1911) Mariner's Mirror. Vol. 1, №6, pp.187-8. 3. ^{{London Gazette|issue=16322|date=5 December 1809|page=1960}} 4. ^Lloyd's List №4302. 5. ^Hepper (1994), p. 113. 6. ^Grocott (1997), p. 212.
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