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Hobart, 1794
Type: Sloop ; Armament 18
Taken : 1794 ; Disposal date or year : 1803
Notes:

1 Oct 1795 the Hobart, Captain Benjamin William Page, took quiet possession of Molletive, a Dutch factory and military post on the island of Ceylon.

Feb - Mar 1796 Captain Benjamin William Page, in the sloop Hobart lead Rear-admiral Peter Rainier's squadron through the straits of Malacca, Sincapore, and Banca, to Amboyna and Great-Banda, and returned with despatches to Madras and Bengal prior to the surrender of these two places and therefore his ship failed to share in the large sums of prize money that were paid to those present.