Fly, 1793
Type: Sloop ; Armament 16
Launched : 1793 ; Disposal : late 1801 ; failed to arrive at Newfoundland with convoy and by November, vessels from her convoy having already arrived at their destination, and there was concern for the safety of the vessel when the Alcmene departed with her convoy for England on 10 Nov 1801.
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1 Jun 1794, the Belliqueux, Sceptre and Penelope bombard the fort, with additional support from the Europa and Irresistible, whilst troops were being landed under the supervision of Captain Thomas Affleck, of the Fly sloop for the attack on Port-au-Prince.

22 Aug 1796 captured the French privateer Furet off Portland.

14 Jan 1799 arrived Spithead from Guernsey

30 Jan 1799 arrived Plymouth Sound the Fly, blown out of Guernsey Roads. Before he left the island a most violent shock of an earthquake was felt the 22d instant, which shook the houses so violently that the inhabitants left them.

6 Feb 1799 arrived Plymouth Sound with a prize, La Gleneur, of 6 guns and 32 men, Emanuel Tone, commander, from Cherbourg, captured off Portland the 4th inst., after a long chase.

10 Feb 1799 departed Plymouth Sound for Portsmouth.

14 Feb 1799 departed Spithead with the Latona.

31 Mar 1799 departed Spithead with the Pigmy cutter, on a cruise.

8 Apr 1799 arrived Plymouth Sound from a cruise.

6 Sep 1799 departed Spithead at noon on a cruize.

20 May 1800 Spithead, arrived the Fly, Z. Mudge, Esq., from Halifax, in 21 days with dispatches from HRH the Duke of Kent. She had a narrow escape of being wrecked on an immense island of ice, on the edge of the Banks of Newfoundland. It was first seen off the forecastle, at dusk, in a thick fog, at one cable's length right ahead, the ship before the wind, blowing hard, going nine knots per hour ; but, by putting the helm instantly down, she shot clear off the south end about sixty fathoms. The sea broke violently on the N. E. end. Spoke in latitude 48. 20. N. longitude 9. W. the Hussar, who had in company a Falmouth packet, which she had retaken in her way from Cape Ortegal ; also the Boston, from Glasgow to Quebec, on the Banks, all well.

28 Jun 1800 departed Spithead the Harpy, and Fly, on a cruise.

7 Jul 1800 arrived Spithead with the Harpy from a cruise, and brought in with them a Prussian vessel, laden with salt.

26 Jul 1800 arrived Spithead the Fly, 18, from cruising off Cherburgh.

28 Jul 1800 departed Spithead the Fly, 16, on a cruise off Cherburgh.

24 Aug 1800 Guernsey Roads, Heavy gales from the N. E. to N. N. W. drove the Fly off the coast of Cherbourg, and had difficulty clearing La Hogue, where the Trompeur French cutter privateer was captured, 2 days out, but had taken nothing. It continues to blow hard from the North, but the moment it moderates will proceed as before.

29 Aug 1800 arrived Spithead, the Rambler, from a cruise, totally dismasted in a gale off the Race of Alderney, where she parted with the Fly, and a French privateer, which they captured on the coast.

4 Oct 1800 the Melpomene, and Fly, went out of harbour to Spithead.

7 Jan 1801 departed Spithead with a convoy for the coast of Africa.

10 Jan 1801 arrived Falmouth with a convoy.

19 Jan 1801 departed Falmouth with the Maidstone and a convoy for Lisbon and the Mediterranean, but were obliged to return due to contrary winds ; but, judging from the destination of the convoy in the next item, perhaps the Mediterranean is a little doubtful, although some convoys were made up of several convoys, which would divide as they progressed along their passage, and looking at where the Chichester and Alliance ended up, perhaps a part of the convoy was destined for the Med., and the Fly only accompanied the convoy for a part of the passage, since she's back in UK waters with another convoy by February.

24 Jan 1801 the Seahorse departed Falmouth with the Maidstone, Chichester, and Alliance storeships, and the Fly, sloop of war, and a convoy for India and Africa.

6 Feb 1801 arrived Falmouth the Danish brig Justina, Knudson, with wine from Barcelona, prize to the Fly.

10 Feb 1801 arrived Plymouth Sound the schooner Hamilton, Hinderman, from Falmouth to New Providence ; she departed under convoy of the Fly, of 18 guns, Capt. Duval, with twelve others, and on the 1st instant, fell in with a French squadron of five sail of the line and two frigates, in lat. 43. They separated by signal from the Fly, and on the 3d inst. came on a most dreadful gale of wind, which almost water-logged the Hamilton, and choaked the pumps so much, that with the utmost difficulty she was kept afloat till her arrival here.

19 Mar 1801 letters received Plymouth from the Fly, 18 guns, state, that she and ten sail of her convoy, bound for Africa, escaped Gantheaume's squadron in the Bay by fast sailing. One vessel arrived here, and two put back to Falmouth.

20 Aug 1801 arrived Spithead from the Coast of Africa.

26 Aug 1801 a Court Martial was held on board the Gladiator, in Portsmouth harbour, on Mr. William Macleod, Purser of the Fly, sloop, for not supplying the said ship with necessary stores, drunkenness, and neglect of duty ; and being found guilty thereof, he was sentenced to be dismissed from HM service.

16 Sep 1801 made a signal for a convoy for Newfoundland.

17 Sep 1801 departed Spithead the Fly with a convoy for Newfoundland.

22 Dec 1801 concerns for the vessel's safety raised in the London Courier and Evening Gazette.

4 Jan 1802 the Hampshire Telegraph of this date reported the arrival of the Fly's convoy at Newfoundland on 21 Dec 1801, but the convoy were unable to give any account of the Fly.