Speedwell, possibly a Revenue cutter or a
privateer, captured two French privateers in early December 1782 near
Weymouth. One was Complaisant,[1] and the other was Poisson Volant. This Speedwell does not appear to be HMS Speedwell as at that time the latter was at Gibraltar.
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Speedwell, possibly a Revenue cutter or a
privateer, captured two French privateers in early December 1782 near
Weymouth. One was Complaisant,[1] and the other was Poisson Volant. This Speedwell does not appear to be HMS Speedwell as at that time the latter was at Gibraltar.
This article includes a
list of ships with the same or similar names. If an
internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.