HMS Kangaroo

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Kangaroo, 1805
Type: Sloop ; Armament 18
Launched : 1805 ; Disposal date or year : 1815
Notes:

May 1805 Building.

20 Nov 1808 captured the French privateer Egayant on the Home station.

Deal 30 Jan 1811 departed with the convoy for Portsmouth.

Portsmouth 31 Jan 1811 arrived from the River.

Deal 7 Feb 1811 arrived from Portsmouth.

Deal 6 Mar 1811 departed with convoy of 300 vessels to Portsmouth.

Portsmouth 15 May 1811 departed with a convoy for the West Indies.

St. Pierre, Martinique 13 Jul 1811 Passed this port for Jamaica.

Portsmouth 19 Sep 1811 arrived from Port Royal, Jamaica (22 Jul), with mail.

Portsmouth 8 Nov 1811 departed for the coast of Africa, but is since brought up in Cowes roads.

Falmouth 6 Jun 1813 This morning appeared off this port with 550 sail of merchant vessels under convoy for Spain, Portugal, Mediterranean, Brazils, North America, and West Indies, and were joined from hence by a number of merchantmen.

Sheerness 30 Oct 1813 departed with a convoy for Gottenburgh.

Portsmouth 28 Dec 1813 arrived from the Baltic.

Portsmouth 9 Jan 1814 departed with convoy for the North Coast of Spain.

Plymouth 14 Feb 1814 arrived from Passages, with dispatches.

Lisbon 10 Aug 1814 departed with a convoy.

Plymouth 10 Sep 1814 arrived from Lisbon.

Plymouth 31 Dec 1814 departed on a cruise.

2 Mar 1815 arrived Halifax in 62 days from England with despatches and cartel schooner.

16 Mar 1815 departed Halifax, possibly with the Tamar, and Arab, and possibly escorting two transports Hope and Union with American 360 prisoners for Salem, who all departed the same day ?