Agincourt, 1796
Type: 3rd rate ; Armament : 64
Completed : Purchased 1796 ; Disposal date or year : 1814
Notes:

9 Oct 1797 joined Admiral Duncan's North Sea fleet off Yarmouth and departed for the Texel. 11 Oct 1797 engaged the Dutch fleet in what was to be known as the Battle of Camperdown.

21 Feb 1798 prize money resulting from the sale of Dutch ships captured on the 11 Oct 1797 due for payment.

19 Mar 1799 at Spithead.

4 Jun 1799 arrived off Basque road, and on the 8th departed for England.

13 Jun 1799 arrived in Cawsand Bay from off Brest.

31 Aug 1799 Plymouth departed for Newfoundland.

9 Nov 1799 arrived Spithead late this evening from Newfoundland.

14 Nov 1799 Plymouth arrived the Venus, Squarney, from Newfoundland for this port, with fresh oil ; she departed the 20th ult. under convoy of the Agincourt, 64, and parted company the 3d inst., in a gale. The fishing on the Bank has been uncommonly productive this season. The above vessel has only five hands, yet they killed 80,000 fish.

24 Feb 1800 Portsmouth, arrived, last from Madeira.

Circa May 1800 Captain Ryves is appointed to the Agincourt, which bears the flag of Admiral Pole, to whom J.P. Rance, Esq is appointed Secretary.

14 Jul 1800 Portsmouth, departed with a convoy for Newfoundland.

17 Nov 1800 Portsmouth, arrived from Newfoundland, with only 2 out of 14 merchant ships that departed under her convoy; the rest having parted in a gale.

28 Feb 1801 the Warrior, Defence and Agincourt embarked the 49th Regt., and a detachment of the Rifle Corps at Spithead.

1 Mar 1801 appointed at Portsmouth, to form a part of the North Sea Fleet, St George, London, 98 ; Bellona, Ganges, Warrior, Ramilies, Russell, Saturn, and Defence, 74 ; Agincourt, 64, Harpy, 18, Alecto, Otter, fire ships ; Discovery, bomb.

2 Mar 1801 departed Spithead with a squadron bound for the Downs, Yarmouth Roads.

3 Mar 1801 departed Deal for N. Yarmouth.

12 Mar 1801 following the departure of the North Sea fleet earlier this morning, under the command of Adm. Sir H. Parker and Lord Nelson, from Yarmouth, for Copenhagen, the Princess of Orange remains in the Roads at N. Yarmouth, under the command of Adm. Dickson, with the Monmouth, Agincourt, Leyden, and Madras, 64s ; and Assistance, 50 ; with the Ariadne, Solebay and Waakzamheid, frigates ; and the Liberty cutter, and Pouncer gun brig.

27 Mar 1801 during the day the North Sea Fleet departed N. Yarmouth, for a cruise off Holland, including : the Prince of Orange, 64, Adm. Dixon's flag ship, Agincourt, 64, Monmouth, 64, Leyden, 64 ; Assistance, 50, Madras, 50, ; 3 frigates, including the Iris ; a sloop ; and the Attack gun brig &c.

2 Apr 1801 arrived N. Yarmouth Adm. Dixon's North Sea Fleet from a cruise off the coast of Holland.

12 Apr 1801 departed N. Yarmouth, on a cruise off the coast of Holland, a squadron from Adm. Dickson's North Sea Fleet, including the the Princess of Orange, flag ship for Adm. Dickson, with the Leyden, Madras, Monmouth, Texel, Agincourt, Bittern sloop, and Hart and Cobourg cutters.

15 Apr 1801 arrived this morning at N. Yarmouth from a cruise off Goree, a squadron from Adm. Dickson's North Sea Fleet, which appears to have changed somewhat since it departed : the Princess of Orange, Leyden, Assistance, Monmouth, Madras, Agincourt, Latona, Waarzaamheid, Shark, Diligence, Drake and Wright armed ship.

10 May 1801 departed the Princess of Orange, with a squadron from Adm. Dickson's North Sea Fleet including the Monmouth, Vanguard, Madras, Texel, Ariadne, Assistance, Agincourt, Phoenix, and Speculator luggers, Ranger, and Squirrel, and the Narcissus brig, to cruise off Goree.

16 May 1801 arrived N. Yarmouth Adm. Dickson's squadron, from a cruise off Goree, consisting of the Princess of Orange, Leyden, Agincourt, Texel, Madras, Assistance, Squirrel, Hart, brig ; Speculator, lugger ; Bittern, sloop ; and Griffin, cutter.

21 May 1801 arrived Spithead from N. Yarmouth.

22 May 1801 embarked the 25th Regt for Egypt.

30 May 1801 departed Spithead with the Madras with the 25th and 26th regiments on board, for Egypt.

2 Sep 1801 Off the coast of Egypt.

23 Sep 1802 departed Malta for Sardinia.

4 Sep 1802 arrived Oristagni Bay, Island of Sardinia.

22 Oct 1802 remains Oristagni Bay, Sardinia, the fleet under the orders of Sir R. Bickerton, comprising the Kent, and Hector, 74 guns ; Agincourt, and Monmouth, of 64 ; Greyhound, 32 ; Weasel, brig ; and Thomas, which takes this letter. The reason for being here, 8 miles off shore, remains a secret, and even when going ashore the nearest habitation is reported to be 5 miles off. Whilst the lack of information regarding the ships' programmes is irksome, the ship's companies' are healthy.

Circa Nov 1802 the Triumph and Agincourt were reported to have been to Algiers with copies of the new Mediterranean passes to the Dey.

29 Dec 1802 departed Oristagni Bay, destination unknown.

3 Mar 1803 the following vessels remained at Valetta when the Hector departed Malta, for England : the Kent, Superb, Triumph, Donegal, Gibraltar, Agincourt, Charon, Expedition, Experiment, Active, Phoebe, Niger, Victorieuse, and Resistance, the Regulus, and Raven, having departed Malta for Egypt, and the Blonde to Naples, the crew of the Raven having been reported to be sick. The Tourterelle, Pandour, were lying at Alexandria ; and the Braakel, guard ship, at Smyrna ; the Anson having departed Malta for Egypt at the latter end of November.

8 Jul 1803 with the blockading fleet off Toulon.

9 Jul 1803 a letter as dated from the Superb reports being 2 miles from Toulon, and that they've been cruising off the port for 2 months ; and that the squadron consists of the following vessels : Kent, Donegal, Superb, Triumph, Monmouth, Gibraltar, Agincourt, Belleisle, Renown ; and the frigates Medusa, and Amphion ; with the Termagent sloop ; and Weasel brig.

Sep 1803 the Agincourt chased to 2 French frigates into Calvi whilst on passage to Malta.

Circa 5 Mar 1804 Capt Briggs apptd to the Agincourt, vice Ryves.

Circa 9 Sep 1804 is reported at Portsmouth to have arrived in the Downs with the Prevoyante, store ship, and a convoy from the Mediterranean, having reportedly detained a brig bound for Embden.

15 Sep 1804 the Agincourt arrived Spithead this evening from the Mediterranean, last from the Downs.

20 Sep 1804 departed Spithead for Chatham to be paid off.

1804-1805 Channel Fleet

2 Jan 1807 Remains in Yarmouth Roads.

1808-1811 Converted for use as a Victualler

Apr 22 1811 In the Tagus.

Falmouth Aug 25 1811 arrived.

Portsmouth Dec 1 1811 arrived remaining transports that departed with her on the 6 Nov., from Lisbon, with sick or convalescent officers and men.

Jan 1812 Converted for use as a Troop Ship and Agincourt (1796) renamed Bristol. - see Bristol for further movements.