1778 - Horatio Nelson was promoted to Master and Commander

1780 - Boats from the squadron under the command of Vice Admiral Sir Edward Hughes (flying his flag in Superb) , along with Drake and Eagle of the Bombay Marine, destroyed a number of armed vessels in Mangalore Roads

1798 - HMS Cambrian (40) captured the French privateer Cantabre 50 miles North of Cape Penas

1803 - HMS Medusa (32) captured the French privateer Esperance and destroyed the privateer Sorcier off Cabrita Point, Gibraltar Bay.

1811 - HMS Rhin (38) captured the French privateer La Courageux off St Malo. Rhin was a former French frigate, one of the French fleet at Trafalgar and was captured in 1806 by HMS Mars