On 24 December 1811, a storm resulted in the wrecking of six vessels on the Haak Sand north of Texel and the loss of over 600 lives.
Grasshopper, The 74-gun , the ship-sloop , the brig-sloop and the hired armed ship left Gothenburg on 18 December 1811 as escorts to a convoy of 15 transports and a fleet of merchantmen, some 120 sail or more. Four or five days later Egeria and Prince William separated, together with the vessels going to the Humber and Scotland, including most of the merchant vessels. The transports and a handful of the merchantmen proceeded with Hero and Grasshopper.Gentleman's Magazine (1812), p. 174.
On 24–25 December Hero and Grasshopper and the vessels they were escorting encountered a storm that result in the loss of most of them.
Naval vessels Vessel Death toll Notes Hero Loss of all but 12 of her 600 crew She grounded and within 15 minutes the distress signals ceased; by next morning she was completely wrecked Grasshopper Only the pilot drowned She crossed the sandbank but then was trapped and had to surrender to the Dutch the next day
Transport vessels and merchantmen Vessel Death toll Notes LL 21 January 1812, №4632. 20 of the crew saved Beckman Master and 13 crew lost Of Baltimore; in ballast"SHIP NEWS", Hull Packet and Original Weekly Commercial, Literary and General Advertiser (Hull, England), Tuesday, January 28, 1812; Issue 1307. Centurion Crew lost Eight carronades Flora Part of the crew saved Of 359 tons, sunk; 1500 barrels of powder & 250 chests of arms; a great number of chests are expected to be recovered Rosina Master and 17 crew lost Of 350 tons; in ballast
See also HMS St George § last voyage and loss in the same storm off Jutland
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