RN ship losses: 3 Feb 1798 // 18-gun sloop HMS Raven, cruising in the North Sea, ran aground and was wrecked without loss of life at the mouth of the River Elbe while seeking shelter from a storm. They took on a local pilot who guided them into the river mouth and straight onto a sandbank. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

3 Feb 1798 // 18-gun sloop HMS Raven, cruising in the North Sea, ran aground and was wrecked without loss of life at the mouth of the River Elbe while seeking shelter from a storm. They took on a local pilot who guided them into the river mouth and straight onto a sandbank. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory