HMS Iris

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Iris, 1807
Type: 5th rate ; Armament 44
Taken : 1807 ; Disposal date or year : 1816
Notes:

7 Sep 1807 Danish frigate Marie taken at Copenhagen.

Circa 1809 Renamed Iris, following the Iris of 1783 being renamed Solebay ?

29 Apr 1810 Reported to have departed for Plymouth with French prisoners under convoy.

Plymouth 5 Mar 1811 departed for the station off Brest

Plymouth Dock 6 Mar 1811 Put back in view of contrary winds.

Plymouth 26 Mar 1811 arrived with dispatches.

Plymouth 23 Mar 1811 departed for off Brest.

Plymouth 30 Mar 1811 departed for off Brest.

Plymouth Dock 21 Apr 1811 arrived from the coast of France.

Plymouth 25 Aug 1811 arrived from off Corunna.

Plymouth 20 Sep 1811 Has made signal for convoy to the westward.

Plymouth 6 Nov 1811 arrived from off Brest.

Plymouth 23 Apr 1812 J. Salt, ordinary seaman, was sentenced to death by Court Martial for striking the Master at Arms. However, minutes prior to his execution, onboard the Colossus, a reprieve was read to the prisoner in front of the attending boats crews from the fleet.

Plymouth 4 Jan 1813 arrived with a valuable West Indiaman, captured by a French privateer, and subsequently re-taken.

Plymouth 5 Jan 1813 Recaptured and sent in the Spanish ship Francisco yesterday, from the Havannah.

Plymouth 11 Jan 1813 departed for Portsmouth.

Circa Feb 1813 captured a U.S. privateer, the 12 gun ship Union, with 53 men.

2 Feb 1813 captured a U.S. privateer, the 6 gun schooner Cashier with 40 men.

Torbay 7 Feb 1813 Has detained and sent in the American schooner Cashier.

13 Apr 1813 captured a U.S. privateer, the 6 gun schooner Price, with 30 men.

Portsmouth 9 Aug 1813 arrived having parted with the homeward-bound East India convoy, which has proceeded to the Downs.

Portsmouth 10 Aug 1813 Gives instructions to convoy to the Brazils and the ports of South America, and to the southward of Cape St. Roque.

Portsmouth 23 Aug 1813 departed with her convoy for NSW and the Brazils.

Falmouth 27 Aug 1813 departed with a convoy for the Brazils.

Portsmouth 13 Oct 1814 arrived from Rio Janeiro, last from Pernambuco, with a convoy, three of which have departed passed for the river.

Portsmouth 1 Nov 1814 departed to the River to be paid off.

Portsmouth 4 Nov 1814 departed for the Downs.

Deal 7 Nov 1814 arrived from Portsmouth, and departed to the River to be paid off.

Navy Office 19 Jul 1816 Lying at Deptford ; offered for sale for 31 Jul 1816.