Maritime History

HMS Zenobia (1807)

HMS Zenobia was an 18-gun Cruizer class brig-sloop launched 7 October 1807 by Brindley at King's Lynn. Although she served during the Napoleonic Wars she is known for her role in two events, the claiming of Ascension Island for Great Britain in 1815, and the naming of the Saumarez Reefs in 1823. She was broken up in 1835.

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See also

• ▸Biscayne Bay
• ▸Danish Golden Age
• ▸Amund Dietzel

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