Escorpiao, 1839
Type: former slave brig ;
Purchased : 14 Jun 1843 ;
BM: 280 tons.
Notes:

9 Dec 1839 detained by HMS Modeste.

14 Jun 1843 the former slave brig Escorpiao, was purchased into the service for �400 : 0s. 0d., per page 101 of a report dated 5 Mar 1847, detailing the vessels purchased by the Admiralty since 1830 - Accounts and Papers for the House of Commons Vol. 37. See Google Books