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Firm, 1794
Type: Floating Battery ; late gun-brig Armament 16
Launched : 1794 ; Disposal date or year : 1803
Notes:

August 1798 at Sheerness.

17 Jan 1801 came into harbour at Sheerness to refit.

18 Nov 1801 remains in the harbour at Sheerness.

3 Dec 1801 remains Sheerness with numerous vessels, waiting to be paid off etc.

10 Dec 1801 gun brigs that have been paid off and dismantled at Sheerness, will have been laid up in ordinary in Queenborough Creek.

31 Mar 1802 many of the vessels at Sheerness are to be sent to Chatham to be paid off.

Circa 27 Jun 1803 Mr. Ireland, of the Firm gun-vessel, apptd to the Tromp.