Hired Armed lugger Fanny

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Fanny, 1799
Type: Hired lugger ; Armament 16
Hired : 1799 ; Disposal date or year : 1801
Notes:

4 Sep 1799 arrived Plymouth Sound from Guernsey, Fanny lugger, Ross, from a cruize.

8 Oct 1799 arrived Plymouth Sound from a cruise with the Constitution cutter.

12 Oct 1799 departed Plymouth Sound the Fanny lugger on a cruise.

30 Oct 1799 arrived Plymouth Sound with a French privateer of 4 guns and 30 men her prise.

9 Nov 1799 it is reported from London that the Nemesis, with the Anacreon, and the luggers Nile, Resolution have departed for a cruise on the coast of France. HM Hired Lugger Fanny, 21 Nov 1799 at Sea. The Start, bearing N.N.W. 15 Leagues, sighted 2 sail to windward, an English Schooner [Hope] in chace of a French Lugger running before the wind, and upon my hoisting French Colours the Lugger kept for us ; at 11 o'Clock a.m. we fired 2 shots at the lugger, when she struck, and proves to be a French Privateer belonging to Granville, armed with swivels and small arms, and 13 men ; out one day, had taken nothing. W. Frissell.

27 Nov 1799 arrived Plymouth Sound the French lugger privateer Revanche, from St. Maloes, of 2 swivels and 36 men, prize to the Fanny.

17 Mar 1800 came into Plymouth Sound the Joseph armed lugger, and the Fanny lugger, from the Westward.

6 May 1800 arrived Plymouth Sound the Fanny lugger, Lt. Frizzel, from the Downs.

25 Jun 1800 departed Plymouth Sound the Fanny, 12 guns, Lieutenant Frissell, with a convoy to the westward.

14 Sep 1800 went into the Plymouth Sound the Fanny, 14, Lt Frissell, who goes convoy to Cork.

2 Oct 1800 departed Plymouth Sound the Fanny, 14, Lt Frissell, with a convoy for Dublin.

10 Oct 1800 arrived Plymouth Sound the Juffrow Dierde, Prussian galliot, with salt from Croisir, detained and sent in by the Fanny, 14, Lt Frissell.

31 Oct 1800 arrived Plymouth Sound the Fanny, 14, Lt Frissell, with a convoy from Milford.

15 Nov 1800 arrived Plymouth Sound, and went into Catwater, the Fanny, 14, Lt Frissell.

18 Nov 1800 departed Plymouth Sound on a cruise the Fanny, 14 guns, Lt Frissell.

3 Dec 1800 arrived from a cruize the Fanny, of 14 guns, Lt Frissell.

15 Jan 1801 Fortunee, from Morlaix, with bale goods, detained by the Fanny of 14 guns, Lieutenant Frissell, but released.

20 Jan 1801 departed Plymouth Sound to unknown station with the King's proclamation for stopping all Russian, Danish, and Swedish vessels.

22 Jan 1801 arrived Plymouth Sound the Bernstorff, Swede, from Stockholm, for Brest, with iron, deals, &c. detained and sent in by the Fanny, of 14 guns, Lieutenant Frissell.

27 Jan 1801 arrive Plymouth Sound from a cruise.

7 Feb 1801 departed Plymouth Sound for the West Indies, with dispatches.

30 Aug 1801 went out of dock, at Plymouth, to her moorings at the white buoy, the Fanny, of 14 guns, Lieutenant Frissell, being fitted for sea.

1 Sep 1801 departed Plymouth Sound on a cruise.

4 Sep 1801 came into Plymouth Sound with three empty victuallers from the Channel Fleet.

7 Sep 1801 departed Plymouth for the Channel Fleet with 6 victuallers laden with fresh provisions, beer and water &c. for the fleet.

22 Sep 1801 came into Plymouth Sound the Fanny, Lt Frissell, from a cruise ; in turning up Hamoaze, by the set of the lee current, at half tide she tailed on the German Rock, but was got off without damage.

4 Oct 1801 departed Plymouth Sound to the westward with dispatches.

11 Oct 1801 came into Plymouth Sound with a convoy from the Downs, the Fanny, Lt Frissell.