HMS Larne

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Larne, 1814
Type: ; Armament 20
Launched : 1814 ; Disposal date or year : 1828
Notes:

Sheerness 3 Oct 1814 Is fitting for sea at Sheerness.

Deal 23 Jan 1815 arrived and departed for Portsmouth.

Portsmouth 24 Jan 1815 arrived from the Downs.

Portsmouth 25 Jan 1815 departed for Plymouth.

Portsmouth 15 Nov 1815 arrived from the Downs.

Portsmouth 22 Dec 1816 Taken out of dock.

Circa 1 Jan 1817, at Portsmouth. The peace establishment/complement reduced to 110.

Portsmouth 8 Feb 1817 In harbour.

10 Feb 1817 a court-martial was held on Lieut. George Pigott, of H. M. S. Larne, on charges of disobedience of orders, neglect of duty, and unofficer-like conduct. The charges being proved, Lieutenant Pigott was sentenced by the court to be severely reprimanded, dismissed from the Larne, and put at the bottom of the list of lieutenants.

Port Royal, Jamaica 21 Oct 1818 Remains.

23 Oct 1821 reported to be at Zante, with the Seringapatam, Chanticleer, Larne and Redpole, when the Racehorse departed Smyrna for England.

7 Oct 1821 at Smyrna.

23 Oct 1821 reported to be at Zante, with the Seringapatam, Chanticleer, Despatch and Redpole, when the Racehorse departed Smyrna for England.

27 Nov 1821 Is in commission and based in the Mediterranean.

25 Feb 1822 the Hind is slated in to relieve the Larne in the Mediterranean.

1824 - 1826 Burmese War - medal awarded to surviving officers, seamen, and marines - "India, No. 1" that decoration, with clasp for "Ava"). See also p. 237-> at www.archive.org/details/royalnavyhistory06clow.

8 Apr 1824 Sir Archibald Campbell embarked on board with his staff and made sail for the rendezvous of the Madras division at Port Cornwallis.

5 May 1824 the Burmese War - Sophie, Liffey, and Larne - departed from Port Cornwallis for Rangoon, the principal point of attack, in the first instance, with four of the company's cruisers, under Captain Henry Hardy and other vessels, including the steam-vessel Diana, where they arrived on the 10th, and the attack was launched on the 11th.

31 May 1824 the Burmese War - Commodore Grant, indisposed and left Rangoon, leaving Captain Marryat in command.

11 Jul 1824 health problems on board the Larne and excellent conduct of officers.

Aug 1824 following ships composed the naval force in India : Tees (26 guns), Alligator (28), Slaney (20), Arachne (18), Larne (20), Sophie (18), Liffey (50). Of this force only the Larne was at Rangoon, the Sophie having been despatched to Bengal for provisions, &c.

2 Sep 1824 boat actions by the crew of the Larne.

Sep 1824 scurvy having broken out on board the Larne, the ship departed to Penang for 6 weeks.

3 Sep 1824 Captain Marryat was promoted out of the Larne into the Tees.

Dec 1824 returned from Calcutta.

26 Feb 1825 Larne, and Mercury, involved in offensive operations.

At Sea Circa 28 Aug 1825 Detained the American brig Governor Endicott, bound to Sincapore, and sent her on to Calcutta for adjudication, having 6,000 stand of fire-arms and powder on board.

6 Jan 1827 Employed in the East Indies.