Haarlem / Haerlem, 1797
Type: 3rd rate ; Armament 68
Taken : from the Dutch 11 Oct 1797 ;
Disposal date or year : 2 May 1816
Notes:

27 Dec 1798, Captain G. Burlton, departed from Plymouth Dock, for Cork.

31 Jan 1799 departed with Europa and Pallas, from the Cove of Cork with troops for Portugal.

12 May 1799 at Palermo.

13 Jun-mid Aug 1799 departed from off Palermo for a cruise, arriving Naples 24th, where crews were involved in operations ashore.

24 Jul 1799 Portsmouth, arrived at Spithead the Suffisante and Haerlem. The latter brings accounts, that coming down the Mediterranean from Naples, in company with the Centaur, they fell in with three frigates and two corvettes, which each fired a single shot, and surrendered. Their names are Alceste, with a rear admiral's flag, of 36 guns and 460 men; Juno, of 44 guns and 509 men ; Courageaux, of 44 guns and 503 men ; two corvettes, of 16 guns each. Two cutters were in sight, and the fleet within hearing when the above captures were made. The next day they joined Lord Keith, who discovered the combined fleet and sent the Penelope cutter to reconnoitre, who was attacked by a French brig, which she beat off, but a Spanish frigate coming down she was captured. Lord Keith attacked the rear of the enemy, consisting of 58 ships, the English only 34. The action commenced at seven in the morning, and at two o'clock continued with great fury. The Haerlem's officers could then see only 28 of the enemy, several of which had lost their top-masts. The action was fought on the 8th instant.

27 Jul 1799 Plymouth, letters from the Haerlem, state that a heavy firing was heard on the 8th instant, near the Straits of Gibraltar, lasted seven hours, from four to eleven, a.m. This cannonade, so much talked of, proves since to have been a desperate action fought between two Spanish men of war, and an Algerine xebeque of inferior force ; the latter, after a very well fought action, was captured by the Spanish men of war, though she lost one half her crew. The Spaniards suffered severely.

17 Oct 1799 Portsmouth, departed to Cowes, to take troops for Ireland.

21 Feb 1800 Portsmouth, arrived the Haerlem, Capt. Burlton, and Stately, Capt. Scott, from Ireland.

11 Apr 1800 Portsmouth, went out of the harbour to Spithead with the Maidstone.

Apr-5 Jun 1800 blockade of Genoa and cutting out of the Prima galley.

8 Feb 1801 departed from off Cadiz to Gibraltar and Port-Mahon in pursuit of a French squadron which has passed through into the Mediterranean with a view to landing troops in Egypt. 25 Feb the French squadron was sighted off the island of Toro, and again in the early days of Jun., but was subsequently lost, having returned to Toulon.

4 Mar 1801 departed Port Mahon with Sir John Warren's Squadron of 4 sail of the line and the Mercury in search of Admiral Gantheaume's squadron of seven sail of the line ; learned that the French had made a treaty with the Niapolitans and departed for Naples arriving there about a week after leaving Mahon. Dispatched the frigate Champion to Malta to instruct the Alexander and Athenien to join the Squadron off Maritimo. The Athenian joined the squadron off Naples 18 Mar and the Alexander on the 22nd near the small island of Calita, off Toulon, when on the 25th, Gantheaume having reportedly departed for Egypt on the 19th. Discovered them off Sardinia, but lost them in the night and decided to sail for Egypt where the French are probably bound. Learned that the Admiral's son, Captain Warren, had been killed on the first morning ashore in Egypt.

20 Apr 1801 joined Lord Keith, standing on and off Alexandria.

29 Jun 1801 cruising off Alexandria, per UK newspapers of this date, reporting news received from off Egypt.

Circa Aug-Sep 1801 Captain John Stewart, of the Mondovi, to the rank of Post Captain, and the command of the Haerlem.

...... to 2 Sep 1801 Off the coast of Egypt.

Circa 26 Dec 1801 Captain Buchanan, of the Roebuck, apptd to the Haarlem.

Circa 26 Dec 1801 Captain G. Burlton, of the Haarlem, apptd to the Success.

28 Feb 1802 the remains of Capt Buchanan, of the Haarlem, were interred at the Metropolitan Cathedral, Valetta, with full military honours.

9 Oct 1802 arrived Spithead this evening the Haerlem, armed en flute, Captain Northey, from the Mediterranean.

10 Oct 1802 the Haerlem troop ship, which arrived Spithead last night from Malta, has brought home about 500 troops, consisting of detachments of the 20th, 35th, and 63d regiments, last from Cork, where she performed quarantine.

14 Oct 1802 departed Spithead to the eastward.

18 Oct 1802 arrived in the Downs and passed through to Sheerness.

Jan 1811 harbour service.