The wind picked up and on 2 February, one of the convoy, the " Helen and Mary ", Thomas, master, lost her bowsprit, foremast, and main-top mast.
12.
A barge with no topsail-or top mast sailing " stumpy-rigged "-enabled the barge to pass under London's bridges, get in close to shore for offloading goods and get far up river.
13.
By the end of the battle " Bonne Citoyenne " had lost her top masts, her lower masts were badly damaged, and her rigging, sails and boats had been shot to pieces.
14.
After riding out a severe gale that carried away her top mast, she arrived in Philadelphia on 9 August . " Hornet " was decommissioned and sold at Philadelphia on 3 September 1806.
15.
After a 14-hour chase during which " Purse " s fore-top mast was shot away, " Armide " captured her . " Purse " s master and crew were brought into Plymouth in irons.
16.
Suffren was in the process of forming his battle line around 3 pm when a squall took down the main and mizzen top masts of " Ajax ", forcing her to drop out of his line.
17.
Just shy of 160 feet long, with four decks rising to almost 64 feet in the stern, and a top mast that reached almost 175 feet into the sky, she is only 38 feet wide across her beam.
18.
A wretched mortal that was wont to leap from top masts, bridges & c, and dive and do feats of that kind, perished in a shocking manner ( as you will see by that Newspaper ) here this week.
19.
Towards the close of the action, as the flagship " Royal George " was maneuvering to fire another broadside, a 24-pound shot struck her stern and raked her whole length, killing eight men, and doing much damage . " Royal George " also had severe damage to her top mast and rigging.
20.
On 18 December 1804, Captain Husband and " Princess Charlotte " towed the English brig, " Golden Grove ", G . Pearce, master, into Cowes . " Golden Grove " had been sailing from Tortola to London when a gale on the 13th tore away all her sails and sprang her top mast.
