RN ship losses: 3 Feb 1799 // 16-gun sloop HMS Nautilus came ashore in very bad weather at Speeton, north of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, and was wrecked. The crew escaped in boats and rafts with no loss of life. She was escorting a convoy from the Baltic to the Humber when lost. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

3 Feb 1799 // 16-gun sloop HMS Nautilus came ashore in very bad weather at Speeton, north of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, and was wrecked. The crew escaped in boats and rafts with no loss of life. She was escorting a convoy from the Baltic to the Humber when lost. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory