Hippomenes / Hyppomenes, 1803
Type: Sloop ; Armament 14 (10 x long 12, and 2 x long 8 pounders, and 2 x 24-pdr. carronades, all Dutch caliber)
Taken : Sep 1803 ;
Disposal date or year : 1813
Notes:

7 Apr 1803 appears to be guard ship at Fort [Stabroek - now Georgetown], Demerara (now Guyana), looking after the Governor's maritime affairs and harbour master for visiting ships. At this date the vessel still formed a part of the Dutch navy.

12 Dec 1803 the following recent deaths of Naval officers in the West Indies have been reported at Barbadoes :
Lieut Evans of the Ulysses, at Trinidad ; Lieut Boyd of the Marines, of the Blenheim, off Martinique ; Mr Adams, purser, and Mr Brown, midshipman, of the Hippomenes ; and Mr Adams, the Commissioner's first clerk ; Mr Blackmore, and Mr Phillips, midshipmen of the Centaur ; At Prince Rupert's Bay, Lieut Holmes, on half pay of the Navy ; At Antigua, Lieut Marshall, of the Gauchapin. Circa 17 Dec 1803 Lieut Woolcombe of the Centaur, promoted and apptd to take command of the sloop Hippomenes.

Circa 17 Dec 1803 Mr W Dean of the Centaur, apptd to be a Lieut of the sloop Hippomenes.

Circa 28 Jan 1804 Lieut Woolcombe has been apptd to the Hippomenes.

27 Mar 1804 captured the large French frigate-built privateer Egyptienne, recently in action with the Osprey, which was subsequently purchased into the service as a prison ship at Antigua and re-named after that Island.

8 Apr 1804 2,000 men embark at Barbadoes on HM ships Centaur, Pandour, Serapis, Alligator, Hippomenes, Drake, schooner Unique and transports, for Surinam, and arrive off the mouth of the Surinam on the 25-26 Apr 1804.

25 Apr 1804 seamen and the Army was landed to take Surinam, which was surrendered on 5 May.

21 Jun 1804 action with the French privateer Buonaparte.

Circa 15 Sep 1804 letters received from Barbadoes report that Capt McKenzie of the Hippomenes, who received 13 wounds in action with the Bonaparte, is recovered.

May 1805 Leeward Islands