Episode 5 of 6
Loss of HMS Amazon
- When
- 14 January 1797
- Where
- Sandbank on a lee shore, Brittany coast
- Part of
- Action of 13 January 1797
While escaping a lee shore, HMS Amazon ran onto a sandbank and was lost, with six sailors drowned.
One of the British frigates was also lost in the engagement. While failing to escape a lee shore, she ran onto a sandbank, and six sailors drowned. The passage identifies the lost frigate in the context of the action in which Indefatigable and Amazon drove the Droits de l'Homme ashore, and the aftermath records Amazon's loss alongside the French wreck.
Sources
- Action of 13 January 1797 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-19
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