HMS Glenmore

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Glenmore, 1796
Type: 5th rate ; Armament 36
Launched : 1796 ; Disposal date or year : 1814
Displacement : 926 tons (BM)
Notes:

Built of Fir

1 Jan 1799 Capt. G. Duff. Refitting at Plymouth.

25 Feb 1799 Plymouth, went into the Sound.

1 Mar 1799 Plymouth, departed for Ireland.

17 Dec 1799 the meeting of the frigates Glenmore and Aimable, and the French frigate Sir�ne, and 18-gun corvette Berg�re.

12 Jan 1800 Plymouth, arrived last night the Calcutta extra East Indiaman, Capt. Haggay, captured by La Syrene, 44 guns, Citoyen Reignaud, and La Lergere, 18 guns, bound to Old France, from Cayenne, having Victor Hugues on board, recaptured by the Glenmore, 44, whilst the Amiable, 32, Capt. Raper, pursued the Frenchmen, and brought them to action for 35 minutes, when they made off, though so much superior to L'Amiable ; the Glenmore, taking care of her recapture and her valuable convoy to leeward, could not get into action.

6 Feb 1800 Plymouth, arrived from Cork.

1800 fitted with the system of diagonal timbering by Sir Robert Seppings.

12 Feb 1800 Plymouth, came in, and went up the harbour, the Glenmore, 44, Capt. Duff, to refit.

19 Mar 1800 Plymouth, went into dock.

10 Jun 1800 Plymouth, departed with the Doris.

C. Feb 1801 spoke with the General Clinton, from Virginia, bound for London, in lat 46 lon 14, when accompanied by 3 foreign vessels, presumably her prizes ?

15 May 1801 arrived Spithead from Cork.

27 May 1801 departed Spithead for Cork.

2 Jul 1801 arrived Cork from a cruise, having recaptured 4 West Indiamen taken by the French privateer Braave, viz, Vine, Hewland, from Martinique ; the West India, Sheddon, from St Vincent's ; Cecilia, Orphan, from Charleston ; and Victory, Peacock, Surinam. Got within pistol shot of the Braave, but she made off.

11 Jul 1801 by an officer arrived here from the West India fleet, passed up last week is learnt that La Braave French privateer of 36 guns, hung on the skirts of the convoy 4 nights, and though chased repeatedly by the Montague, of 74 gun, and Glenmore, of 36 guns, she escaped by her sweeps ; the 5th night La Braave succeeded in cutting off five sail of West Indiamen, but being observed to leeward on the next morning, she was again chased by the Glenmore, Captain Duff, who was fortunate enough to retake 4 sail, which arrived safe at Cork. The Braave as usual got off, having burnt one West Indiaman.

5 Aug 1801 arrived Falmouth the American brig Jacob, Brown, from Boston, which spoke to the Galatea, Capt Byng, on Wednesday last in lat 48 30 lon 15� W., and on the 25th spoke with the Glenmore in lat 48 20 long 24�, W.

19 Sep 1801 arrived Plymouth, the Glenmore, Capt J Talbot, from a cruise in the Irish Channel.

25 Sep 1801 departed Plymouth Sound for Spithead, the Glenmore, to attend a Court-Martial on six of her seamen, when last at Cork, for mutinous conduct at the Cove previous to her sailing on her last cruise.

27 Sep 1801 arrived Spithead from Plymouth.

30 Sep 1801 a Court-Martial was held on board the Gladiator, in Portsmouth harbour, on the trial of Joseph Williamson, Thomas Oxford, John Daniel, Robert Phillips, and Charles Turner, seamen belonging to HM ship Glenmore, for mutiny, and taking an oath not to proceed to sea while the ship was commanded by Captain Talbot. The charges being proved against Joseph Williamson, and Thomas Oxford, the Court adjudged them to suffer Death ; and not being proved against John Daniel Robert Phillips, and. Charles Turner, they were acquitted.

8 Oct 1801 Joseph Williamson was executed on board the Glenmore frigate, at Spithead, agreeable to his sentence. Thomas Oxford, who received the same sentence, was respited during his Majesty's pleasure.

9 Oct 1801 arrived Spithead the Victory, Peacock, from Surinam, captured by the French privateer Braave, 25 Jun last, since retaken by the Glenmore.

19 Oct 1801 departed Spithead for Cork.

3 Jun 1802 having under convoy L'Engageante, 38, Lieut. Donocliff, late receiving ship during the war at Cork, and now bound for Plymouth. Spoke to a dismasted sloop off the Lizard.

10 Jun 1802 arrived Plymouth Sound from Cork with the Engageante.

Circa 13 Jul 1802 Captain Maitland, apptd to the Glenmore.

23 Jul 1802 the frigates Fortun�e, Oiseau, Glenmore, Galatea, and Amelia, departed Plymouth for Jersey and Guernsey, to take Dutch troops away.

30 Jul 1802 departed Plymouth Sound with the Amethyst, and Galatea, for Guernsey, to take in Dutch troops for Holland, from the Isle of Wight.

24 Aug 1802 departed the Downs for the Texel, the Glenmore, Amelia, Oiseau, and Galatea frigates ; Sophie, and Racoon, sloops, with the Prince of Orange's troops on board.

1 Sep 1802 passed by the Downs at the back of the Goodwin Sands this morning : the Glenmore, Amelia, Galatea, and Oiseau, frigates ; and the sloops Sophie and Racoon, bound from the Texel to the westward.

3 Sep 1802 came into Plymouth Sound from the Helder Point, where they had been with returned Dutch emigrant troops, disbanded from our service, with the Galatea, Amelia, Oiseau.

5 Sep 1802 remains in Plymouth Sound, with the Oiseau, Amelia, Galatea, Southampton, Circe, Petterell, 18, and a gun brig.

2 Oct 1802 departed Plymouth the Glenmore frigate on a cruise to the eastward against smugglers.

4 Oct 1802 arrived Spithead the Glenmore, from Plymouth.

8 Oct 1802 departed Spithead for Plymouth.

9 Oct 1802 departed Plymouth for the Channel Isles.

14 Oct 1802 came in the Glenmore, and anchored in Cawsand Bay, although another source suggests she arrived in Plymouth Sound, per the Morning Post, which I think is more likely since..... she, the Oiseau, 36, Venturion, 18, and Childers, 14, are under orders to embark 26th Regt of Foot for Leith ?

30 Oct 1802 by signal from the Centaur, all the launches of the fleet based at Plymouth attended at Mutton Cove, and conveyed the 26th, or Cameronian regiment of foot, on board the Glenmore, 36, Oiseau, 36, and Escort Gun-brig.

1 Nov 1802 departed Plymouth to the Frith of Forth, with the 26th regiment, the Glenmore, 36, Oiseau, 36, and Escort Gun-brig, with a fine leading wind at N.N.W. ; the frigates were clear of the eastern headlands by sun-set.

30 Nov 1802 passed through Spithead this morning, the Glenmore frigate, Captain Maitland.

1 Dec 1802 arrived Plymouth Sound from Leith Roads, where she had landed the 26th Regiment from this Port, the Glenmore, 36, Captain Maitland, last from the Downs, where she had anchored for a tide.

19 Dec 1802 made signals yesterday showing she was ready to go up into Hamoaze, and has fired a gun accordingly, and at sunset was warped up into Barnpool, and this morning, on the flood, weighed, and got safe to her moorings in Hamoaze prior to going into dock to be stripped and examined regarding her soundness for further service.

May 1805 Plymouth, repairing in Ordinary