Bloodhound, 1801
Type: Gun-brig ; Armament 14
Launched : 1801 ; Disposal date or year : 1816
Notes:

7 May 1801 arrived Sheerness, the Terror, Locust, Basilisk, Mariner, Bloodhound, gun-brigs, from the R. Thames.

26 Oct 1801 arrived Spithead the Bloodhound, Lt Bogue ; and the Union cutter, Lt Rowed, from a cruise.

4 Jan 1802 remains at Spithead the Bloodhound, Lt Bogue.

23 Mar 1802 departed Spithead on a cruise after smugglers.

10 May 1802 went up into Portsmouth harbour.

16 Jun 1802 departed the Downs on a cruise, the frigate Amphion, with the gun brigs Bloodhound and Basilisk.

22 Jun 1802 departed Sheerness for the Downs, whence she departed for her station of Ramsgate.

15 Jul 1802 came into Portsmouth harbour.

30 Jul 1802 departed Spithead to the eastward.

23 Aug 1802 departed the Downs for Sheerness.

6 Sep 1802 departed Sheerness for the Downs.

17 Oct 1802 departed the Downs, the Bloodhound, Lt Richardson, on a cruise.

9 Nov 1802 arrived Sheerness from a cruise.

26 Nov 1802 remains in the Downs with the Immortalite, Topaze, Jamaica frigates ; Arrow and Bittern sloops ; Snipe, Vixen, and Bloodhound gun brigs.

4 Dec 1802 departed the Downs on a cruise.

11 Dec 1802 put back to the Downs from her cruise.

13 Dec 1802 departed the Downs on a cruise.

27 Dec 1802 arrived in the Downs.

2 Jan 1803 departed the Downs on a cruise.

20 Jan 1803 at Spithead has made a signal for sailing.

23 Jan 1803 remains at Spithead.

2 Feb 1803 remains in the Downs.

11 Feb 1803 remain in the Downs the Immortalite, Capt Owen, and Bloodhound. Lieut Richardson.

14 Feb 1803 departed the Downs on a cruise.

17 Mar 1803 remain in the Downs the frigates Ambuscade, and Pique ; gun brigs Archer and Bloodhound ; schooner Milbrook ; and revenue cutters Stag, Tartar, and Lively.

20 Mar 1803 departed the Downs for Deptford, Lieut Richardson in command.

8 Jul 1803 departed the Downs for Guernsey.

21 Jul 1803 the Immortalite, in company with the Hydra, and Bloodhound, stood in close to Havre and fired at the gun-boats in the harbour, whilst the Sulphur bomb lobbed several shells into the town. They also detained the Danish ship De Lebre, with wine from Havre.

24 Jul 1803 this evening arrived Portsmouth the Danish ship De Lebre, with wine, from Havre, sent in by the Immortalite, Hydra, Bloodhound, and Sulphur.

25 Jul 1803 arrived Spithead from off Havre.

28 Jul 1803 departed Spithead for the Downs.

29 Jul 1803 arrived in the Downs.

29 Aug 1803 at 11 a.m. the Discovery, Archer and Bloodhound began a continual fire on the town from off Boulogne until 4 p.m. Fortunately the heavy shot coming out of the town did no damage, but a brig at the end of the pier was set on fire and it was estimated that a good deal of damage was probably done by the vessels firing on the harbour and town.

8 Sep 1803 every now and then the Discovery, Archer and Bloodhound have been firing on Boulogne, annoying the enemy and interrupting their labours. The squadron, now joined by the Autumn, with a Commodore, remains on the Boulogne station, and has begun another heavy cannonade, which was returned by the forts and batteries and maintained for half an hour. The firing appears to have continued intermittently until nightfall when the firing ceased. No damage received from enemy fire and damage caused ashore unknown, but was thought to have been considerable.

8 Sep 1803 the Bloodhound arrived back in the Downs.

24 Sep 1803 arrived in the Downs with the Lynx and remains.

27 Sep 1803 departed the Downs to join the squadron off Boulogne attacking the invasion fleet that was building up along the French Coast.

27 Sep 1803 further to the next item the Hampshire Telegraph lists the following vessels as being involved: the Leda, Capt Honeyman, commodore of the squadron made up from the frigate Diana, Capt Maling ; sloop Autumn, Capt Jackson ; gun brigs Conflict, Archer and Bloodhound ; and the bombs Tartarus, and Discovery ; along with a number of unnamed cutters attacked Calais :

27-29 Sep 1803 attacks on gun-boats along the French coast.

16 Sep 1803 arrived in the Downs from off Boulogne, the Bloodhound, Lieut Richardson.

17 Nov 1803 arrived in the Downs from Dungeness.

18 Nov 1803 departed the Downs the Immortalite, Trompeuse, Lark and Lynx, sloops, Conflict, Mariner, and Bloodhound, gun brigs, and Viper cutter, on a cruise off the Coast of France.

30 Nov 1803 remained in Dover Roads, the wind blowing hard at NE.

14 Dec 1803 departed the Downs on a cruise.

Circa 15 Dec 1803 the Leopard and Sulphur, bomb, surveyed the French Coast in the region of Boulogne, and were joined later by the Immortalite, Hardy, Leda, Fortunee, and Bloodhound. On the 17th they observed a convoy of 22 brigs &c., get into Boulogne from the Westward, and were close to cutting some of them off. They note that there about 100 gun boats in Boulogne, exclusive of brigs.

19-20 Jul 1804 action of the road of Boulogne

25-28 Aug 1804 seminal action off Boulogne

7 Oct 1810 in company with the gun-brig Bloodhound when the French privateer La Becassine was captured.

6 Aug 1810 captured the French privateer Beccasine in the North Sea.

Plymouth 2 Feb 1811 arrived from a cruise.

Plymouth 3 Feb 1811 arrived from the westward.

Plymouth 14 Feb 1811 Came from a cruise to refit and victual.

Plymouth 10 Mar 1811 arrived from a cruise.

Plymouth 14 Mar 1811 departed on a cruise.

Plymouth 30 Mar 1811 arrived from a cruise.

Plymouth 4 May 1811 arrived from Lisbon.

Deal 26 May 1811 arrived from the Westward.

Deal 6 Jul 1811 departed for Plymouth.

Plymouth Dock 1 Sep 1811 departed.

Plymouth Dock 15 Sep 1811 arrived from Falmouth.

Falmouth 17 Sep 1811 arrived from Plymouth and departed with a convoy of transports with Militia for Cork.

Plymouth 18 Sep 1811 Went into harbour.

Plymouth 6 Nov 1811 arrived from the French coast.

Plymouth 20 Dec 1811 Reported to be on shore near Padstow. Subsequent reports stated that she had gone ashore on 4 Dec near Trevose Head, on the coast of Cornwall, the crew being saved. She was subsequently salved.

11 Feb 1812 prize money resulting from the capture of the French privateer La Becassine due for payment shortly.

Plymouth 27 Aug 1812 departed on a cruise.

Plymouth 11 Jan 1813 Remains.

Plymouth 3 May 1813 arrived from the westward.

Portsmouth 16 Aug 1813 arrived with a convoy of coasters, from Wales.

Falmouth 23 Oct 1813 arrived from Plymouth, bound to Wales.

Plymouth 17 Dec 1813 arrived with a convoy from Scilly.

Plymouth 11 Apr 1814 departed with a convoy for Wales.

Falmouth 20 Aug 1814 arrived from Plymouth, to convoy ships now here for Liverpool.

Falmouth 21 Aug 1814 departed for Liverpool with a convoy, which arrived on Tuesday last from Pernambuco.

Plymouth 6 Sep 1814 arrived from the westward.

Cork 20 Sep 1814 arrived from a cruise.

Falmouth 26 Oct 1814 departed for Swansea.

Plymouth 7 Feb 1815 departed on a cruise.

Plymouth 31 Jul 1815 arrived from a cruise.

Plymouth 21 Aug 1815 departed for Liverpool.

Plymouth 18 Sep 1816 Put up for sale at auction with no reserve, was sold at �580