HMS Tobago (1805)
 United Kingdom
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| Name: | HMS Tobago |
| Acquired: | 1805 by purchase |
| Fate: | Captured October 1806 |
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| Name: | Vengeur |
| Acquired: | By capture 1806 |
| Captured: | January 1809 |
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United Kingdom
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| Name: | HMS Vengeur |
| Acquired: | By capture January 1809 |
| Fate: | Sold 1809 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen: | 120, or 127 bm |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Schooner |
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HMS Tobago was a schooner of unknown origin that the British Royal Navy purchased in 1805. In 1806 a French privateer captured her. The Royal Navy recaptured her in 1809 and took her into service as HMS Vengeur before selling her later that year.
Lieutenant Donald Campbell was appointed 20 February 1805 to command Tobago. He participated in a successful attack made in company with Curieux on two merchantmen, lying for protection under the batteries at Barcelona, on the coast of Caraccas. Campbell left Tobago in July.
Lieutenant John Salomon (acting) assumed command of Tobago towards the close of 1805. He had commanded the prison ship Amboyna.Tobago then spent some months sailing between Grenada, Barbados, and Guadeloupe exchanging prisoners of war.
On 6 August Tobago was in company with Jason, Hart, and the schooner Maria when they captured Hercules.
Before dawn on 18 October 1806 Tobago left Dominica where she had been replenishing her water supplies. Soon after, Salmon sighted a brig, joined by a schooner and a sloop, that all made towards Tobago. Tobago prepared for action, while attempting to steer away from the probably hostile squadron. The enemy closed by 8:30, with the schooner and sloop exchanging fire with Tobago. The French attempted to board, but Tobago repulsed the attempt. She was not able to escape though, and the French schooner was able to get her jib-boom over Tobago's taffrail and rake her with small arms fire. Salmon received a shot in the head and his men took him below decks. Sub-Lieutenant Nichols Gould assumed command and continued the fight for another half-hour but then, with Tobago having lost one man killed and 15 wounded (including Salmon), was forced to strike. Her captor was the French privateer General Ernouf, of 16 guns.Général Ernouf (1805 - 1808), was a Danish 16-gun brig, originally under the command of the notable French privateer captain Alexis Grassin.
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