NAVAL MEDALS – SHIPS AND ACTIONS.
1381
| Date. | NAMES of SHIPS for which CLAIMS have been proved. | ACTION for which a MEDAL is granted. |
|---|---|---|
| 1801 | ||
| 6 May | Speedy, Lord Cochrane | Capture of Garm. |
| 12 July | Caesar, Sir J. Saumarez Captain Jahleel Brenton. Spencer, Darby. Venerable, S. Hood. Superb, Keats. Audacious, Peard. Thames, Lukin. Calpe, Hon. G. H. Dundas. Louisa, Crawford Duncan; and Volunteers from Pompée, Captain Stirling. | Action with the French and Spanish squadrons, Gut of Gibraltar, and destruction of two Spanish ships of 112 guns each, and capture of St. Antonio of 74 guns. |
| 28 Sept. | Sylph, Charles Dashwood | Action with Artemise. |
| 28 Oct. | Pasley, Lieutenant Wooldridge | Capture of Rosario, Spanish ship. |
| 1804 | ||
| 31 Mar. | Scorpion,, Hardinge. Beaver, C. Pelly | Attack and capture of vessels, Vlie Road. |
| 18 Sept. | Centurion, Captain Lind: Lieutenant Phillips | Action with Marengo, Atalante, and Semillante. |
| 1805 | ||
| 3 Feb. | Arrow and Acheron, Commanders Vincent and Farquhar (sloops of war). | Most gallant and successful protection of 28 sail of British merchant-ships, when attacked by two 40-gun frigates. |
| 14 Feb. | San Fiorenzo, Captain Lambert | Capture of French frigate Psyche. |
| 10 Aug. | Phoenix, Thomas Baker | Capture of French frigate Didon. |
| 21 Oct. | Victory, Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson; Captain T. Hardy. Royal Sovereign, Vice-Admiral Collingwood; Captain Rotherham. Britannia, Rear-Admiral Lord Northesk Captain C. Bullen. Téméraire, E. Hervey. Neptune, Fremantle. Leviathan, Bayntun. Conqueror, Pellew. Agamemnon, Berry. Africa, Digby. Ajax, Lieutenant Pinfold. Orion, Codrington. Minotaur, Mansfield. Spartiate, Sir F. Laforey, Belleisle, Hargood. Mars, Duff. Bellerophon, J. Cooke. Colossus, J. N. Morris. L’Achille, Sir Richard King. Dreadnought, J. Conn. Polyphemus, Redmill. Revenge, Moorsom. Swiftsure, G. Rutherford. Defiance, Durham. Thunderer, Lieutenant Stockham. Defence, G. Hope. Tonnant, Tyler. Prince, R. Grindall. Frigates: Phoebe, Hon. Bladen Capel. Sirius, W. Prowse. Euryalus, Hon. H. Blackwood. Naiad, Dundas. Cutters: Entreprenante, L. Purver. Pickle, Lapenotière. | Battle of Trafalgar. |
| 4 Nov. | Caesar, Sir R, Strachan. Hero, Hon. A. Gardner. Namur, Halstead. Courageux, B. Lee. Frigates: Aeolus, Lord W. FitzRoy. Phoenix, T. Baker. Révolutionnaire, Henry Hotham. Santa Margaritta, Rathbone. | Capture of four sail of French line-of-battle ships. |
| 1806 | ||
| 6 Feb. | Superb, Vice-Admiral Sir J. Duckworth Captain Keats. Northumberland, Rear-Admiral Hon. A. Cochrane Captain Morrison. Spencer, Hon. R. Stopford. Donegal, Malcolm. Atlas, Pym. Agamemnon, Sir E. Berry. Canopus, Rear-Admiral Louis; Captain F. Austen. Frigates: Acasta, Dunn. Magicienne, Mackenzie. Sloops: Epervier, Cochrane. Kingfisher, Higginson. | Battle of St. Domingo, and capture and destruction of four sail of the line. |
| 13 Mar. | London, Sir Harry Neale. Amazon, W. Parker | Capture of Marengo and Belle Poule. |
| 26 Mar. | Pique, Charles Ross | Capture of Phaeton and Voltigeur. |
| 17 April | Sirius, W. Prowse | Action with French flotilla at Civita Vecchia, and capture of the 'Bergère'. |
| 19 July | 'Blanche', Captain Lavie | Capture of Guerrière. |
| 23 Aug. | Arethusa, Captain C. Brisbane. Anson, C. Lydiard | Capture of Spanish frigate Pomone. |
| 1807 | ||
| 1 Jan. | Arethusa, Brisbane. Anson, Lydiard. Fisgard, Bolton. Latona, J. A. Wood. Morne Fortunée, Lieutenant Rorie. | Taking of Curaçoa. |
| 3 Jan. | Pickle, Lieutenant D. Calloway | Capture of La Favorite. |
| 6 Aug. | Hydra, George Mundy | At Begur, attack of batteries, and capture of L’Eugène and Caroline. |
| 15 Aug. | Comus, Captain Edmund Heywood | Capture of Danish frigate Frederickscoarn. |
| 28 Oct. | Louisa, Lieutenant Hoy | Action with and defeat of a privateer. |
| 4 Nov. | Carrier, Mate M. W. Milne | Capture of Actiff. |
| 24 Nov. | Ann, Lieutenant Mackenzie | Capture of Spanish lugger-privateer, and action with ten gun-boatz, and surrender of two. |
| 1808 | ||
| 2 Mar. | Sappho, Commander George Langford | Capture of Danish brig Admiral Yawl. |
| 8 Mar. | San Fiorenzo, Captain G. F. Hardinge | Capture of French frigate Piedmontaise. |
| 13 Mar. | Emerald, F. L. Maitland | Destruction of batteries and vessels of war at Vivero. |
