Achates,  ; 1809
Type: Sloop ; Armament 16
Taken : 1809 (late Le Milan) ; Disposal date or year :1818
Notes:

Plymouth Mar 5 1811 arrived.

Portsmouth May 5 1811 arrived from Guernsey.

Plymouth Jun 11 1811 arrived from a cruise.

Falmouth Sep 13 1811 Is reported to have been on a cruise to the westward of Lisbon on the 10th inst.

Plymouth Sep 21 1811 arrived from a cruise.

Plymouth Nov 26 1811 arrived from the westward.

Plymouth 4 Jan. 1812 Has sent in the American brig Mary Ann, from Bayonne

Deal Mar 17 1812 arrived from the Nore.

Plymouth Aug 6 1812 departed on a cruise of the Channel.

Plymouth Sep 9 1812 departed on a cruise.

Plymouth Sep 16 1812 departed on a cruise.

Plymouth Dock, Dec 31 1812 departed on a cruise to the westward.

Plymouth, Jun 15 1813 Came in the Portuguese ship Oceano, of Lisbon, from Bombay, bound to Lisbon, with a valuable cargo, captured by the Lion French privateer, and re-captured by HMS Achates, which has arrived from a cruize. The Oceano is last from Pernambuco, where she discharged part of her cargo, and took on board sugar and coffee for Lisbon. The Frenchmen plundered her of 40,000 dollars. Plymouth 28 Jun 1813 departed on a cruise.

Plymouth Aug 28 1813 arrived from a cruize.

Deal Sep 8 1813 arrived with a convoy from Cadiz, Gibraltar and the Mediterranean, which is proceeding for the River.

21 Oct 1813 Achates engaged the Franco-Batavian 40-gun frigate Trave.

Plymouth Oct 31 1813 The French frigate which arrived yesterday is called Le Trave of 44 guns. The Achates brig of war, of 18 guns, Captain Morrison, fell in with her the evening before her capture and engaged her for a considerable time, in which the frigate had seven men killed ; the Achates none, but was much cut up in her rigging. The Achates lost her in the night, and unfortunately was not in sight when she was captured.

25 Feb 1814 Eurotas discovered the French 40-gun frigate Clorinde, lat. 47� 40' N., lon. 9� 30' W., and departed in chase and was involved in a severe action, following which both ships separated. Having cleared the wreck, using jury masts the Eurotas departed in pursuit, only to be beaten to her prospective prize by the Dryad, with the Achates in sight, thus losing much of the kudos for the capture and perhaps more importantly, less prize money. Taking the prize in tow, the Dryad proceeded with her to Portsmouth ; and the Clorinde was afterwards added to the British navy by the name of Aurora.

Falmouth Oct. 14 1814 arrived, accompanied by the William transport, from Plymouth for Cork.

Falmouth Oct 16 1814 departed with the William transport, for Cork.

Falmouth Oct 24 1814 arrived from Cork and are ordered to take the fish vessels from Poole to the Mediterranean.

Falmouth Oct 25 1814 departed on a cruise.

Plymouth, Oct 27 1814 departed on a cruise.

Plymouth Dec 24 1814 arrived from a cruize

Falmouth Jan 4 1815 departed with a convoy.

Hamoaze, Sep 24, 1815 Is reported to have returned into port.

Plymouth Sep 25 1815 arrived from a cruise.

3 Nov 1815 arrived Plymouth.