Déterminée, 1799
Type: 22-gun post-ship, quarter-decked ; Armament 22
Disposal date or year : 26 Mar 1803
Disposal Details : struck a sunken rock and bilged when entering harbour at Noirmont, the island of Jersey: crew and passengers (soldiers) saved, except 19. Captain Alexander Becher
Notes:

Circa 1 Sep 1800 Captain Searle is appointed to command the La Determinée, fitting at Portsmouth.

23 Dec 1800 Portsmouth, departed the Determinée to St Helen’s.

7 Jan 1801 departed Spithead with four transports under convoy for the Mediterranean.

6 Mar 1801 the Sloop Bonne Citoyenne arrived Malta, advises that a few days prior to her arrival the frigates Pique and Determinée had departed with a convoy of victuallers and store ships for the Fleet and Army on the Coast of Egypt and that the Seahorse and Chichester, acting as store ships, were expected at Malta shortly.

26 Mar 1801 letters received at Plymouth from the Determinée, dated Gibraltar the 1st instant, state her arrival there after a gale of wind in the Bay of Biscay.

29 Apr 1801 the French aviso La Prudente, from Ancona bound to Alexandria, laden with provisions, powder, arms, and troops ; taken by the Penelope, Determinée, and Termagant.

9 May 1801 letters received Plymouth from the Determinée of the 18th of March, state that she was all well, cruising off the Island of Candia, in company with La Pique of 44 guns, having convoyed from England and Cork, several armed transports with stores and provisions for the army and navy there.

29 Jun 1801 cruising off Alexandria, per UK newspapers of this date, reporting news received from off Egypt.

29 Sep 1801 letters from the Determinée, 24, dated 25th July, off Alexandria, state, that she had on her last cruise fallen in with, and captured an armed ship of 10 guns, and 60 men, with £10,000 in specie, to pay Menou's Army ; this loss will be severely felt by the French.

4 Jul 1802 arrived Spithead the Determinée, Captain Beaver, from the Mediterranean, and put under quarantine at the Motherbank.

15 Jul 1802 came into Portsmouth harbour the Zealous, Robust, Saturn, Acasta, La Pique, and the Determinée, to be paid off.

24 Jul 1802 the Robust, Zealous, Saturn, Phoenix, Pique, and Determinée which were paid off at Portsmouth during this last week.

Circa 21 Aug 1802 A Skene, Esq. lately promoted to the rank of Post Captain, has been appointed to the command of La Determinée, 24. La Determinée is under orders to cruise on the northern coasts against smugglers.

2 Oct 1802 remains in Portsmouth harbour Determinée, 24, Captain Skene.

Circa 21 Nov 1802 Captain Skene, of the Determinée, is appointed to the Lapwing.

Circa 21 Nov 1802 Captain Becher is appointed to the Determinée.

29 Nov 1802 went out of Portsmouth harbour to Spithead.

27 Dec 1802 remains at Spithead, Capt Becher.

1 Jan 1803 under sailing orders at Spithead, with a view to going to the North Eastern ports where there are reported to be many seamen out of work, having been discharged by the ship owners following the recent disturbances caused by the level of wages in the area, the Shields ships now being manned by seamen from London.

4 Jan 1803 ooops! destination changed.....departed Spithead for Dublin to recruit seamen.

10 Mar 1803 departed Spithead for Cowes, to impress seamen. Many other frigates, and sloops &c., were reported to have secretly departed Spithead and other naval ports in recent with a view to pressing seamen for the fleet. A number of coal ships had recently arrived at Portsmouth from the North East, and it was reported that all the men on board these vessels had been pressed, including their masters. However, once the panic was over the masters were sent back to their ships, but the majority of their crews were retained and the masters will have great difficulty recruiting crews, since any men not yet pressed will be making themselves very scarce, and will be in hiding or have departed to places in the country where they can hide away, perhaps hoping that a bounty may be offered to volunteers ? Even down here on the Isle of Portland, which is a Royal Manor, ie owned by the King, and was exempt from impressment, which was ignored by the magistrates on the mainland, at Weymouth, who approved the visit of men from HMS Aigle, and in the process a woman and three men were killed by the press gangs when the local population attempted to prevent the press gangs going about their illegal work. Strange as it may seem, some two hundred years later the Admiralty apologised, and a plaque acknowledging this can now be seen in St George's church. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impressment and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easton_Massacre

11 Mar 1803 put back to St Helen's.

18 Mar 1803 arrived Spithead from Cowes, having been pressing men.

24 Mar 1803 the Aurora and Determinée embarked the 31st Regt for Guernsey.

25 Mar 1803 departed Spithead the Aurora and Determinée with the 81st Regt for Guernsey.