Erebus, 1807
Type: Brig-sloop ; Fire-ship ; Rocket vessel ; Armament 18-24
Disposal date or year : 1819
Notes:

May - Oct 1808 in the Baltic with a fleet under V.-adm Sir J Saumarez. Circa 30 Aug prepared for use as a fire-ship at Rogerswick, but this was subsequently deemed impracticable.

Hull, 2 Oct 1810 in the last week has detained the Hopper, Somanberg, and Maria Sofie, Guhlstorff, from Petersburg.

Yarmouth 20 Jan 1811 departed for the Nore.

Yarmouth 12 Jan 1812 arrived from the northward.

Deal 13 Jan 1812 arrived from Portsmouth.

15 Jun 1812 capture of the Henrietta, Danish sloop, Anders Jergensen, Master, [per London Gazette of 26 Jun 1821].

Wingoe Sound 17 Dec 1812 departed with a homeward bound convoy.

Portsmouth 25 Jan 1813 arrived with a convoy from the Downs.

Portsmouth 28 Apr 1813 departed for the Baltic.

27 Jul 1813 Sheldrake, Erebus, Thracian, and Woodlark captured the Forsoget, Stephanus, and Erskine. Sales accounts will be deposited in the Registry of the High Court of Admiralty, on the 15 Jan 1819.

20 Oct 1813 Ariel, Erebus, and Hamadryad captured the Venus. Sales accounts will be deposited in the Registry of the High Court of Admiralty, on the 15 Jan 1819.

Sheerness 30 Oct 1813 Reported to be a part of The Sleeve squadron.

Harwich 2 Jan 1814 departed for Helveotsluys.

Portsmouth 16 Feb 1814 departed for Passage, with specie.

Portsmouth 23 May 1814 departed for the North American station.

Portsmouth 24 May 1814 Put back the wind having shifted to the westward.

Cork 19 May 1814 Made a signal for sailing, and got under weigh with the convoy for Newfoundland, Halifax and Quebec.

17 Aug 1814 Seahorse detached up the Potomac, to bombard Fort Washington. and with the Euryalus, Devastation, �tna, Meteor, Erebus and Anne began ascending the river Potomac leading to the capital of the United States.

31 Aug 1814 the Seahorse, Euryalus, Devastation, �tna, Meteor, Erebus and Anne began descending the river Potomac, completing the operation on 9 Sep.

Aug 1814 a portion of the prize money resulting from the various actions in the Chesapeake became due for payment on 1 May 1835 : namely a dividend from the estate of the bankrupt agent Henry Abbott : no doubt one of the many fraudsters who ripped off matelots in those days : both officers and ratings being fair game.

12 Sep 1814 Erebus, Meteor, �tna, Terror, Volcano, and Devastation move up the Patapsco in preparation for an attack on Baltimore, commencing their bombardment on Fort M'Henry, the Star Fort, and the water batteries on the 13th, being ordered to withdraw on the 14th.

10 Oct 1814, arrived Halifax, from the Chesapeake.

15 Mar 1815, departed Amelia Island for Halifax, calling at Charleston to advise British vessels there of ratification of the late Treaty and brought 62 refugee blacks from the Island.

27 Mar 1815, arrived Halifax, from Amelia Island.

Deal 25 Jun 1815 arrived from Ostend with a convoy of transports, with 8,000 French prisoners.

Deal 5 Jul 1815 Came in with French prisoners, from Ostend.