Doris, 1795
Type: Frigate ; Armament 36
Launched at Cleverley's Yard, Gravesend 1795 ;
Disposal date or year : 21 Jan 1805
Disposal Details : Wrecked on a sunken rock in Quiberon bay : crew saved. Captain Patrick Campbell
Notes:

22 Jun 1796 in latitude 48� 30' N, longitude 8� 28' W., the capture of the French frigate L�g�re by the Apollo and Doris, Captains John Manley and the Honourable Charles Jones. The L�g�re was taken into the RN under her present name.

8 Jan 1797 sighted the Fraternit� and her consort, a part of the French fleet from Brest.

11 Jan 1797 Joined the Fleet with news of their meeting of the 8th.

15 Jul 1797 Doris and Galatea captured the French privateer Du Guay Trouin in lat. 47� north, lon. 90� west,.
The following appeared in the London Gazette :
Doris, off the Old Head of Kinfale, 28 July 1797.
Sir, Since my last informing you of the Recapture of the Santa Patronia and Nostra Senora da Concucao, Two valuable Portugueze Brazil Ships, I beg Leave to acquaint you, that in Latitude 47 deg. 42 min. N. Longitude 9 deg. 57 min. West, I chased and captured Le Duguai Trouin, a French Ship of 20 Six-Pounders and 2 Twelve-Pounders, manned with 127 Men, out Four Days from Nantes, and had taken nothing as usual, the Guns were thrown overboard. Le Duguai Trouin is a remarkable fine and fast sailing Vessel. On her last Cruize she took the Sandwich Packet of Falmouth. I am, &c. Ranelagh.
Vice-Admiral Kingsmill.

26 Aug 1797 captured the Spanish privateer El Derrepente, lugger, 4 swivels 85 men, on the Irish station.

8 Sep 1797 captured the French privateer Fabius on the Irish station.

10 Oct 1797 Doris and Dryad captured the French privateer Brune on the Irish station.

25 Aug 1798 in Belfast Lough, Doris and Melampus informed by the Havick that three French frigates had landed troops at Killala in the county of Mayo - see p. 58-> www.naval-review.org/issues/1928-1.pdf.

29 Aug 1798 Doris and Melampus weighed and are endeavouring to beat through between the Mull of Cantire and Fair Head - have examined some ships and pressed 2 seamen - the 3 French frigates departed on 26th - see p. 60-> www.naval-review.org/issues/1928-1.pdf.

18 Sep 1798 in search of a brig that was reported to have anchored about 20 leagues to the S.W. of Lough Swilly - see p. 63-64--> www.naval-review.org/issues/1928-1.pdf.

1 Oct 1798 at Lough Swilly. The Admiralty instructs the Doris and Melampus to go to Killala bay, off which we might expect to meet Captain Faulknor of the Diana and put ourselves under his command - see p. 67-> www.naval-review.org/issues/1928-1.pdf.

7 Oct 1798 off the Staggs of Broadhaven - see p. 68->

9 Oct 1798 At sea, W.N.W. of Urris Head - see p. 69->

10 Oct 1798 at sea off Eagle Island - joined a squadron under Commodore Sir J. B. Warren in search of a French squadron reported to be heading for Ireland : detached to cruise off Tory island and the Rosses - see also p. 67-> www.naval-review.org/issues/1928-1.pdf.

15 Oct 1798 relieved the crippled Robust of her tow of the crippled Hoche and made course for Lough-Swilly.

1 Jan 1799 Capt. Lord Ranelagh. Off Ireland.

27 Mar 1799 Plymouth, in Hamoaze, fitting for sea.

3 Jul 1799 Plymouth, departed with the Melpomene, and Phaeton, with several flat-bottomed boats, for the secret expedition fitting out at Portsmouth.

16 Sep 1799 Plymouth, arrived from off Brest. By her it is learnt that the 5 Spanish men of war which were chased by Rear Admiral Sir J. B. Warren had escaped, and were arrived safe in the port of Ferrol, from which port they departed about four months since to join the combined fleets.

7 Nov 1799 Plymouth, arrived from a cruise, with the loss of her foremast and bowsprit in the late gales. She has got up a jurymast and bowsprit, and was towed off the Edystone by the Aurora frigate, after the latter ship had parted the Lisbon convoy in a violent gale.

22 Nov 1799 Plymouth, went up the harbour to refit her late damages.

16 Feb 1800 Plymouth, departed on a cruise, the Doris, 36, Capt. Lord Ranelagh ;

20 Feb 1800 Plymouth, the Doris and Alcmene have sent into Falmouth the Mercury, letter of marque, from Leghorn to London, with a valuable cargo of silks and bale goods. She had captured on her passage a French privateer of 12 guns; and having weakened her crew to man the privateer, two seamen on board the Mercury joined the French prisoners, and seized the ship from the Captain and crew ; were proceeding to L'Orient, when fortunately the Doris and Alcmene heaving in sight, sent their boats aboard, and recaptured her.

15 May 1800 Plymouth, arrived from a cruise.

10 Jun 1800 Plymouth, departed with the Glenmore, 44.

14 Jul 1800 Plymouth, arrived the Bellona brig, Dean, Master, from Galway to Londonderry, with a cargo of kelp, oats, bread, herrings, hides, rosin, and flannel, captured by La Ruse French piivateer, of 14 guns and 75 men, and retaken by the Doris, 44 guns.

16 Sep 1800 in company with the Minerve captured the Spanish Vessel El Rey Carlos:, laden with Sugar, Indigo, and Cochineal.

25 Sep 1800 Plymouth, arrived the Spanish packet El Carlos, 18, and 100 men, bound from the Havannah to Corunna, and captured off Corunna 17 Sep, prize to the Doris. She threw her dispatches overboard.

5 Oct 1800 Plymouth, departed from Cawsand Bay to join the fleet in Torbay, the Prince, Prince George, Edgar, Barfleur, Excellent, Neptune, Elephant, and Doris, 36.

6 Dec 1800 Plymouth, came in the Countess of Bute, of Glasgow, from Newfoundland, laden with barrelled salmon, oil, and buccalo, for Naples and Leghorn : she parted convoy on the 10th ult. in a violent gale, off the banks of Newfoundland ; was captured on the 19th by the French privateer La Braave, 36, and 350 men, off Bourdeaux and was recaptured on the 26th by the frigate Doris.

2 Jan 1801 This forenoon the remains of Viscount Lord Ranelagh, late of the Doris frigate, were interred in Stoke church-yard, with all possible naval and military honours : all the Captains of the Navy, the Genera] and Field-Officers of the troops and Marines, attending in solemn procession.

8 Jan 1801 departed Plymouth for Torbay, taking in a short cruise en route.

11 Jan 1801 arrived Torbay from Plymouth.

23 Jan 1801 captured the French Brig La Favourite, from L'Orient, bound to Bourdeaux, laden with Staves, Copper, and Hides.

30 Jan 1801 arrived Plymouth Sound the frigates Magicienne, and Thames, from a cruise off Bourdeaux, with two French East Indiamen, viz, L'Huron, of 20 guns, and 70 men, and passengers ; and L'Aurore, of 18 guns, and sixty-five men, and passengers, after a chase of several hours. They were captured within six leagues of Bourdeaux, and are prizes with three brigs (not yet arrived), to the above frigates and the Doris. They are both laden from the Mauritius for Bourdeaux, with spices, nankeens, silks, cochineal, coffee, tortoise-shell, ivory, &c. The L'Huron was chased for thirty-two hours. They lay at the Mauritius three months to avoid our cruisers, but the British frigates taking some prizes, left the coast for Madras, when L'Huron and Aurore departed directly for Europe.

1 Feb 1801 on board L'Huron, French East Indiaman, captured and sent in last Friday, the dispatches for Bonaparte from the Mauritius, were discovered concealed in a box with a false bottom, and forwarded to the Earl of St. Vincent.

1 Mar 1801 arrived Plymouth Sound Les Deux Freres French brig from L'Orient to Brest, with 450 sacks of fine French flour, prize to the Doris, of 36 guns, Captain Halliday.

5 Mar 1801 arrived Plymouth Sound the Betsey of Jersey, from Lisbon, captured on the 23rd by La Grande Decide French privateer, of 18 guns, who took out the English crew and replaced them with a prize crew, and was subsequently recaptured on the 27th by the Doris frigate. She departed with thirty sail from Lisbon, under convoy of the Aurora frigate, and parted company with nine sail, all of which are supposed to be taken.

5 Apr 1801 arrived Plymouth Sound a Pappenbergh galliot, detained by the Doris, of 44 guns, Captain Halliday ; the Doris has captured seven French prizes bound coast wise.

6 Apr 1801 arrived Plymouth Sound the same day as the Amelia, the Danish ship Samuel, Swenson, master, in ballast from Nantes, and the galliot Jonge Conrad, of Pappenburgh, Johannes, master, from Bordeaux to Dublin, detained by the Amelia and the Doris.

7 Apr 1801 arrived the schooner Gattress, of Liverpool, from Demerara, to Liverpool, laden with cotton, sugar &c., taken by a French privateer, and recaptured by the Doris frigate.

19 Apr 1801 arrived Plymouth Sound from the Channel Fleet, from which the Doris, Capt Halliday, departed on the 15th, all well.

4 May 1801 departed Plymouth, on a cruise to the Westward.

13 May 1801 letters received at Plymouth from the Doris, dated the 8th inst., off Camaret Point, state that the Immortalite and Unicorn had looked in to the Outer Road of Brest, and counted distinctly seven three-deckers, thirteen two-deckers, three frigates, and four corvettes, which were apparently ready for sea, with top-gallant yards across.

27 Jun 1801 about ten days since the Doris, look out frigate off Brest, in the night had the intrepidity in the Doris's cutter, to row round the ships in the Outer Road, where he distinctly counted the enemy's force as before described ; after being three hours on the water, he rowed off undiscovered to his ship then at anchor, and was dispatched with the account to the Admiralty.

20-22 Jul 1801 ships' boats of the Doris, Beaulieu, Uranie and Robust cut out the French 20-gun ship-corvette Chevrette. Lieutenant Spencer, placed his Majesty's hired cutter Telemachus in the Goulet, and prevented any assistance, by boats, the enemy might have attempted.

26 Jul 1801 arrived Plymouth Sound the Doris, Captain Brisbane, who set off express for London, with dispatches for the Admiralty ; he brought in with him La Chevrette, French corvette of 24 guns, and 335 men ; cut out from under the batteries of Camaret Point, near Brest, in the most gallant style by the boats of the Robust, Doris, and Uranie, under the command of Lieutenants Losack, Neville, and Burke; the two latter were wounded, (vide Gazette Letters, page 61 ; also page 172). 23 of the badly wounded men in the above action, with Lieut. Burke ; who was dreadfully hurt by a grape shot in the back, were landed at the Royal Hospital Pier, and conveyed to their respective wards, where every comfort was afforded them which this noble institution can furnish ; the 60 wounded Frenchmen were conveyed in boats, with a flag of truce to the outermost ship ; the French lost 92 men killed. This gallant business was effected amidst the fire of several heavy batteries, and in the sight of 30 sail of the line.

29 July 1801 overhauling, the papers of La Chevrette, it appeared that she was bound with troops and stores for Senegal, with her consort La Guippe, which during the action, cut and ran into Brest ; an order was also found on board from the Intendant of Marine, directing in future, all men of war in action to level the guns at the hull, and not at the rigging as heretofore, instancing as a reason, the great slaughter on board L'Africaine, in her action with the Phoebe off Ceura.

6 Aug 1801 departed Plymouth this morning for the Channel Fleet, the Prince, Captain, Capt R.J. Strachan, 74s, and Doris, frigate, Capt Brisbane.

24 Aug 1801 the Earl St. Vincent, Lt Boyce, arrived Falmouth from off Rochefort, with letters from Sir Edward Pellew, and advises that the Doris, Capt Brisbane had joined the squadron off Rochefort with some fire-ships.

9 Oct 1801 boarded the American ship New York, Capt Seymour, in lat 43 10 ; long 13� W., all well, then about 7 days from Falmouth.

18 Oct 1801 by letters received at Plymouth from the Doris, dated off the coast of Spain, it appears that Lieutenant Ross and 7 seamen in the cutter, returning from a Spanish port with a flag of truce, were drowned, by the boat upsetting in a squall of wind ; Lieut. Ross was a good officer, and much lamented by his captain, and ship's company.

7 Nov 1801 arrived Spithead the Saturn, and the Doris, from Torbay. They departed in company with the Canada, which is not yet arrived.

22 Jan 1802 the Barfleur, Capt Ommaney ; Malta, Capt Bertie ; Centaur, Capt Littlehales ; Achilles, (sic) Capt Wallis ; Doris, Capt Brisbane., are under orders to depart Spithead for Torbay.

Circa 24 Jan 1802 Captain Cumberland is appointed to the Doris frigate, vice Brisbane, who is appointed to the Trent.

7 Feb 1802 departed Spithead, the Barfleur, 98, R.-Adm. Collingwood, Capt Ommaney ; Glory, 98, Capt Wells ; Malta, 84, Capt Bertie ; Achille, 74, Capt Wallis ; Canada, 74, Capt York ; Centaur, 74, Capt Littlehales ; and Doris, 36, Capt Brisbane, to Torbay, to join the Channel Fleet.

23/24 Feb 1802 arrived Plymouth Sound from a cruise to the west of the Scilly Isles, against the smugglers.

Circa 24 May 1802 departed Plymouth for Spithead.

24 May 1802 arrived Spithead the Doris frigate, Captain Cumberland, from Plymouth.

Circa 25 May 1802 Mr. Sullivan, late Purser of the Thisbe, to the Doris frigate.

29 Jul 1802 went into dock, at Plymouth, to be repaired and fitted for commission, the Doris, 44, lately paid off at this port.

14 Aug 1802 the Doris, 44, lately paid off and gone into dock, is to be recommissioned for Channel service as soon us she is repaired.

27 Aug 1802 went out of Portsmouth harbour, the Doris, 36, Captain Williams.

5 Nov 1802 Admiral Milbanke has shifted his flag from the Doris to the Neptune, 98, Captain Drury at Spithead.

25 Feb 1803 to be got ready at Portsmouth for commission.

10 Apr 1803 the Doris, which has been fitting for sea for some time past, has made a signal for going into the Sound from Hamoaze.

11 Apr 1803 has gone down from Hamoaze to Cawsand Bay.

12 Apr 1803 departed on a cruise to the Westward to press seamen.

16 Apr 1803 arrived from a short cruise with men for the fleet.

23 Apr 1803 arrived Torbay from a cruise.

26 Apr 1803 arrived Plymouth with pressed men for the Fleet.

5 May 1803 arrived Torbay from a cruise.

9 May 1803 the frigates Blanche, Doris and sloop Hazard have departed Torbay on a cruise.

17 May 1803 the Doris, Capt Pearson, detained the Dutch ship of 500 tons, the Vrow Constantia, 10, Capt Thomas Pieterez, from Surinam to Amsterdam, with sugar, coffee, and cotton &c., 10 leagues SW of the Edystone.

18 May 1803, captured the French national lugger Affronteur.

6 Jun 1803 sent into Plymouth the French ship Esperance ; the French brig Neptune ; and the Dutch ship Niewe Euphrata, prizes to the Doris.

6 Jun 1803 reports are received at Portsmouth that that the Doris, operating in the Channel, has sent into Plymouth the French vessel La Poulain, with jewellery, from Havre, a prizes to the Doris. However, the French crew, after the capture, rose on the prize master and crew put on board by the Doris, and a severe scuffle ensued in which an English and a French sailors were wounded. But the men from the Doris overpowered their opponents and brought the vessel into port.

18 Jun 1803 the Dryad arrived Spithead from the fleet, the Culloden, Russell, and Doris forming the inshore squadron at present, whilst the Tonnant, Spartiate, and Mars were cruising off Rochefort.

24 Jun 1803 captured the French privateer Pelagic.

21 Jul 1803 the Triumph arrived off Gibraltar in 12 days from the fleet off Toulon. Lord Nelson joined the fleet, 2 days before they sailed, with the Maidstone, Medusa, and Amphion. The Medusa saw the Victory off Sicily on her way to Malta. The fleet were all well ; they had two gales, one of which sprung the bowsprit of the Triumph, and hence her arrival her for repairs. The Doris departs Gibraltar to day to join Adm Campbell off Cadiz. 25 Jul 1803 this letter goes with the Victorieuse, which departs for England with dispatches.

4 Aug 1803 arrived Plymouth from Gibraltar with dispatches received from the Triumph, on behalf of Adm Lord Nelson, sent off to London express. She also brought in an American ship, the Alexander Hodgson, from Batavia, reputedly for Marseilles, both ships now in quarantine. Prior to the Victorieuse leaving Gibraltar the Doris arrived with 2 prizes, and all 3 vessels depart Gibraltar shortly for England.

16 Sep 1803 a letter received from the squadron based off Cadiz, states that it consists of the Canopus, Conqueror, Sultan, Malta, ships of the line ; and Doris, frigate ; and Hind cutter, so I guess we are looking at a date of dispatch of about 3+ weeks prior to receipt ? The writer discusses his best guesses, plus galley rumours for the future plans for these vessels, but don't think it worth detailing.

17 Sep 1803 arrived Plymouth, from Gibraltar.

Circa 27 Sep 1803 Capt Patrick Lindzee apptd to the Doris vice Capt Pearson, gone ashore on account of ill health.

1 Oct 1803 departed Plymouth on a cruise.

Circa 3 Oct 1803 Capt P Campbell apptd to the Doris.

5 Oct 1803 departed Plymouth Sound on a cruise.