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| Keywords: Thomas Whitcombe - H.M.S. 'Pique', 40 guns, Captain C.H.B. Ross capturing the Spanish Brig 'Orquijo', 18 guns, 8th. February 1805.jpg Artwork Creator Thomas Whitcombe oil canvas cm 30 5 43 2 object history credit line signed 'T Whitcombe' lower left <small> During the first few years of the nineteenth century the frigate H M S ˜Pique ™ under the command of Captain Charles Ross was stationed in the West Indies and kept fully occupied by a great deal of enemy activity both French and Spanish In between taking a French armed cutter in March 1804 and the spirited capture of the French brig-sloop ˜Phaeton ™ on 26th March 1806 she also sighted chased engaged and took the Spanish brig ˜Orquijo ™ off Havana on 8th February 1805 The ˜Orquijo ™ 384 tons and mounting 16 guns proved a handy little craft and was absorbed into the Royal Navy under her original Spanish name and put into service immediately Her usefulness proved short-lived however when on 7th November 1805 whilst cruising off Jamaica in company with H M S ˜Penguin ™ she was hit by a sudden squall which sank her almost immediately with significant loss of life including her commanding officer Lieutenant John Balderston <br/><br/>H M S ˜Pique ™ 36-guns was built and launched as the French frigate ˜Pallas ™ which was captured by a British squadron off the coast of France on 6th February 1800 Assimilated into the Royal Navy and renamed ˜Pique ™ she rendered valuable service throughout the Napoleonic Wars and was finally scrapped in 1819 <br/><br/>Vice-Admiral Charles Bayntun Hodgson Ross C B joined the Royal Navy in 1788 and was made Lieutenant in 1796 After an active and successful career including distinguished service during the Anglo-American War of 1812-14 he received his final promotion to Vice-Admiral in 1848 and died the following year His exploits in ˜Pique ™ December 1803 “ August 1807 were particularly colourful and during that period he captured numerous prizes four of which were added to the Royal Navy <ref>http //www bonhams com/cgi-bin/public sh/WService wslive_pub/pubweb/publicSite r screen lotdetailsNoFlash iSaleNo 14823 iSaleItemNo 3461814 bonhams com</ref> reflist </small> accession number http //www bonhams com/cgi-bin/public sh/WService wslive_pub/pubweb/publicSite r screen lotdetailsNoFlash iSaleNo 14823 iSaleItemNo 3461814 bonhams com PD-old-100 Thomas Whitcombe 19th-century sailing ships in paintings Sailing ships of the Royal Navy Images from Bonhams Paintings with signatures lower left | ||||
