Sighting and Approach
- When
- 16 June 1794
- Where
- Off Kimolos, Cyclades
- Part of
- Battle of Mykonos
On 16 June off Kimolos, the British convoy learned a French frigate was near Tinos and Mykonos; Paget diverted Romney to the port.
A Royal Navy squadron under Captain William Paget, escorting eight merchant ships westwards through the Aegean to Smyrna, received word on 16 June, off Kimolos, that a French frigate had been sighted near Tinos and Mykonos. Paget ordered the convoy to continue with the rest of the squadron and diverted the 50-gun Romney to Mykonos port, demanding the surrender of the 40-gun Sibylle and its three French merchant ships.
Sources
- Battle of Mykonos Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-18
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