HMS Morne Fortunee (1803)

[1] On 19 March 1804 departed Spithead for Plymouth, Cork, and the West Indies, with a convoy of about 30 sail.

She was wrecked at Attwood's Key, off Crooked Island in the Bahamas on 6 December 1804.

Although the helmsman put her helm over it was too late and she struck hard on a reef and started rapidly to take on water.

Her crew cut away her masts, lightened her, and let go her anchors, all to keep her from slipping off into deeper water.

The loss was blamed on a combination of an error in navigation and a strong current.