Action of 30 September 1780
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The Action of 30 September 1780 was a minor naval engagement off the Bermudas, where HMS Pearl captured the L'Espérance, a French built frigate privateer of 32 guns.[1]
HMS Pearl under the command of George Montagu was sent out to North America, and on 30 September 1780, soon encountered a frigate off the Bermudas. As Pearl closed Montagu cleared for action and engaged close for and maintained a running fight for two hours and more when the frigate struck.[2][3]
The prize turned out to be the French frigate L'Espérance of about 850 tons of thirty two guns consisting of twelve and six pounders, nearly 200 men and with a valuable cargo heading from Cape Francois to Bordeaux. L'Espérance lost 20 killed and 24 wounded as well as the crew & marines captured, while Pearl's loses were six killed and ten wounded. The captured French frigate was put into Royal Naval service and renamed HMS Clinton.[4]
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