Phaeton (carriage) Phaeton (carriage) A phaeton (also phaéton) was a form of sporty open carriage popular in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. Drawn by one or two horses, a phaeton typically featured a minimal very lightly sprung body atop four extravagantly large wheels. With open seating, it was both fast and dangerous, giving rise to its name, drawn from the mythical Phaëton, son of Helios, who nearly set the earth on fire while attempting to drive the chariot of the sun. With the advent of the automobile, the term was adapted to open touring cars, also known as phaetons. The
HMS Phaeton (1782) wounded, including Beaufort who received, but survived, 19 wounds. The Spanish sustained at least 13 wounded. Once Morris was sure that his men had secured the prize he sailed "Phaeton" in pursuit of a second pollaca that had passed earlier, sailing from Ceuta to Málaga. "Phaeton" was able to catch her under a battery at Cape Molleno. While "Phaeton" was returning to pick up Beaufort, his men and their prize, the French privateer schooner sailed past, too far away for "Phaeton" to intercept. The British immediately commissioned "San Josef" as a British sloop-of-war under the name , the ancient name