HMS Asp (1797)
{{short description|Brig of the Royal Navy}}
{{other ships|HMS Asp}}
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HMS Asp was an Acute-class gunbrig (ex-GB No.5), of the British Royal Navy. The Navy disposed of her in 1803.
Career
Lieutenant Joseph Edmonds commissioned Asp in April 1797,{{sfnp|Winfield|2008|p=331}} for the Channel.
In 1798 she participated in Sir Home Popham's failed attack on Ostend. While she engaged shore batteries four hours in support of a landing by troops she had one seaman killed, and Lieutenant Edmonds was wounded.{{London Gazette|issue=15017|pages=421–423|date=19 May 1798}}
Between 1798 and 1803 she was under the command of Lieutenant Isaac Ferriers.{{sfnp|Winfield|2008|p=331}} Asp and {{HMS|Biter|1807|2}} shared in the proceeds of the capture on 18 June 1799 of the galliot Jane.{{London Gazette|date=19 June 1802|issue=15490|page=652}}
In July 1800 Asp escorted a convoy to the West Indies.{{sfnp|Winfield|2008|p=331}}
Because Asp served in the navy's Egyptian campaign between 8 March 1801 and 2 September, her officers and crew qualified for the clasp "Egypt" to the Naval General Service Medal that the Admiralty issued in 1847 to all surviving claimants.{{London Gazette|issue=21077|pages=791–792|date=15 March 1850}}
Fate
Asp was paid-off on 15 February 1803. She was sold circa July 1803.{{sfnp|Winfield|2008|p=331}}
Citations
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References
- {{cite book |first=Rif|last=Winfield|title=British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates|publisher=Seaforth Publishing|year=2008|isbn=978-1-86176-246-7}}
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