The second
HMS Hussar (1763) was a 28-gun sixth rate launched in 1763 and wrecked on 24 November 1780 while trying to negotiate the
Hell Gate passage near
New York City. Hussar settled to the bottom, with her masts above water, on the Bronx (north) side of the channel shore. Rumors that she was carrying thousands of pounds in gold coin have never been confirmed, and repeated attempts to salvage the wreck have proven unsuccessful.[2]
The fifth
HMS Hussar (1784) was a 28-gun sixth rate launched in 1784 and wrecked on 27 December 1796 when a strong storm drove her onshore about 15 miles west of the
Île de Batz.[4]
The seventh
HMS Hussar (1799) was a 38-gun
fifth rate launched in 1799 and wrecked on 8 February 1804 by grounding on a reef near the
Île de Sein. Her crew burnt her and most escaped in fishing vessels they commandeered from the islanders.[5]
The eighth
HMS Hussar (1807) was a 46-gun[6] fifth rate launched 1807 and used in 1861 as a target.
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