'' Auguste '' was registered for Royal Navy service from 28 August 1705 and fitted out for service in the English Channel . Commissioned for active service by Captain Robert Bokenham , she proved her worth by capturing the French privateers '' La Marie-Madeleine '' on 13 September 1706 , and '' LHirondelle '' on 30 September 1706 . Bokenham died in 1707 and Captain Thomas Scott replaced him . The next year , '' Auguste '' was joined to the fleet of Admiral George Byng , which was in need of reinforcement after the Scilly naval disaster of 1707 . The fleet patrolled the Channel and the North Sea throughout 1708 . In 1709 , Lord Duffus replaced Scott . From 1710 to 1713 , she was under the command of Captain Robert Thompson in the Dunkirk squadron ( 1710 ) , the Mediterranean ( 1711 ) , and the West Indies ( 1712 )
Scilly naval disaster of 1707
Scilly naval disaster of 1707
HMS Auguste (1705)