Blonde, 1787
Type: 5th rate ; Armament 32
Launched at Bursledon : 1787 ; Disposal date or year : 1805
Tons (BM) : 682.
Notes:

2 Feb 1794 Vice-admiral Sir John Jervis departed from Barbadoes with a fleet, including the Blonde, for Martinique. Seamen from many of the ships played an important role in moving heavy guns over difficult terrain and in the various assaults required to subdue the Island. Elements from the fleet then went on to take Sainte-Lucie, Guadeloupe, and other islands, in subsequent months.

March and April 1794, operations at the Islands of Martinique, St. Lucia, and Guadaloupe.

5 Oct 1795, a squadron under Rear-admiral Mann, including the Blonde, departed from San-Fiorenzo in pursuit of a French squadron returning from Toulon to Brest ; but too late !

1 Jan 1799 Capt. D. Dobree. At Spithead.

13 Jan 1799 arrived Spithead from Guernsey.

28 Jan 1799 Spithead, departed with the Inconstant and Hornet for Guernsey.

7 Apr 1799 Portsmouth, departed with the Cambridge militia for Dublin.

7 Mar 1800 Portsmouth, arrived the Blonde, Captain Burn, from the eastward.

1 - 2 May 1800 prize money resulting from the operations at the Islands of Martinique, St. Lucia, and Guadaloupe due for payment.

9 May 1800 Portsmouth, departed with the Winchelsea, and Cyclops, for Ireland.

2 Mar 1801 landing seamen, artillery etc. from the squadron in Aboukir bay, where the French were already in a position. These vessels were anchored in a position where they could support the landings with their guns and mortars.

14 Jun 1802 departed Minorca, for Cork, with the 36th Regt.

Circa 31 Jul 1802 arrived the Niger, Eurus, Thetis, Dover, and Blonde with the transports Harmony, Zephyrus, and William and Ann, having on board the 17th, 82nd, 35th, 23rd, 2nd, ot Queen's Regiments, off the Cape of Cork, from the Mediterranean.

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.

3 Oct 1803 the Experiment arrived Spithead with the frigate Blonde, having seen their convoy safely to their respective ports.

6 Oct 1803 arrived in the Downs with a convoy from the Straits.

14 Oct 1803 departed the Downs with a convoy for Portsmouth.

24 Oct 1803 arrived Spithead from the Mediterranean, last from the Downs with a convoy.

29 Oct 1803 this afternoon came into Portsmouth harbour from Spithead.

12 Nov 1803 went out of Portsmouth harbour for Spithead, the Blonde, Capt Burn.

19 May 1804 arrived at Spithead from Yarmouth Roads.

24 May 1804 departed Spithead to lie at Yarmouth as guard ship.

Circa 25 Aug 1804 Capt Faulknor apptd to the Blonde, vice Burn.

27 Oct 1804 arrived Spithead, the Blonde, Capt Faulknor, from off Lymington.

1 Nov 1804 returned to off Lymington.

Circa 22 Dec 1804 is reported to have gone ashore in a gale Thursday last, close to where the Venerable recently went ashore in Torbay, but it was later thought that she would be got off.

Circa 22 Dec 1804 Capt F Douglas is apptd to the Blonde, which departed Lymington on Sunday last with dispatches.

May 1805 Dartmouth refitting.