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NH 66232 "Speedy sloop of war attacked by Spanish gun-boats," HMS SPEEDY vs. Spanish gunboats, 6 November 1799.

"Speedy sloop of war attacked by Spanish gun-boats," HMS SPEEDY vs. Spanish gunboats, 6 November 1799.
Title: "Speedy sloop of war attacked by Spanish gun-boats," HMS SPEEDY vs. Spanish gunboats, 6 November 1799.
Caption: Stipple engraving by Wells. Published in the "Naval Chronicle," Vol. V, by Bunney and Gold, London, 1801. HMS SPEEDY, convoying two merchantmen, fought off an attack by twelve Spanish gunboats and a French privateer, off the entrance to Gibraltar Bay, 6 November 1799.
Description: Original in Navy Department Library.
Catalog #: NH 66232
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
Original Creator: Engraving by Wells.
After this Year: 1800
Before this Year: 1809
Original Medium: BW Photo, Engraving
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