HMS and Hired Armed Cutter Liberty

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Liberty, 1793
Type: Hired Cutter ; Armament 6
Hired : 1793 ; Disposal date or year : 1801
Notes:

Jul - Aug 1797 re-captured the Sea Nymph, Three Sisters, and Argo.

Circa 10 Feb 1798 salvage money resulting from the re-capture of the Sea Nymph, Three Sisters, and Argo, due for payment.

1 Jan 1799 CO : J Cullen ; stationed : Downs and North Sea (N.C.).

Circa 12 Mar 1801 fleet under Admiral Sir Hyde Parker and Lord Nelson, consisting of 17 ships of the line, 3 frigates, 10 gun-brigs, nearly as many bomb-ketches, with smaller vessels usually attendant on a fleet, making in the whole nearly 50 sail, got under weigh from Yarmouth Roads at the break of day, and by eight o'clock had cleared the Sands ; they directed their course to the northward, wafted by a fine breeze at S.W. as departed from Yarmouth roads for Copenhagen (Naval Chronicle). On arrival at Copenhagen supported the ships-of-the-line as required.

12 Mar 1801 following the departure of the North Sea fleet earlier this morning, under the command of Adm. Sir H. Parker and Lord Nelson, from Yarmouth, for Copenhagen, the Princess of Orange remains in the Roads at N. Yarmouth, under the command of Adm. Dickson, with the Monmouth, Agincourt, Leyden, and Madras, 64s ; and Assistance, 50 ; with the Ariadne, Solebay and Waakzamheid, frigates ; and the Liberty cutter, and Pouncer gun brig.

12 Mar 1801 ordered to take mails to the fleet, but order subsequently countermanded, with mail being transferred to the Liberty hired cutter.

2 Jun 1801 arrived N. Yarmouth last night the following vessels, under the command of Adm Dickson, from a cruise off the coast of Holland : Blenheim, flag ship ; Brunswick, Princess of Orange, Leyden, Texel, and Assistance ; the Solebay, and Waakzamheit, frigates ; and Phoenix and Liberty, cutters.

8 Jun 1801 Adm Dickson's squadron departed N. Yarmouth for a cruise on the Coast of Holland with the Blenheim, flag ship ; Brunswick, Princess of Orange, Leyden, Texel, Assistance, Solebay frigate ; Ariadne sloop ; and Liberty cutter.

15 Jun 1801 Adm Dickson's squadron arrived N. Yarmouth from a cruise off the Coast of Holland with the Blenheim, flag ship ; Brunswick, Princess of Orange, Leyden, Standard, Assistance ; Ranger sloop ; Jalouse, brig ; Phoenix and Speculator, Luggers ; and Hazard, Liberty and Diligent, cutters.

18 Jun 1801 arrived N. Yarmouth from a cruise.

21 Jun 1801 Adm Dickson's squadron departed N. Yarmouth for a cruise on the Coast off Goree, consisting of the Blenheim, flag ship ; Assistance, Leyden, Princess of Orange, Brunswick, Standard ; Bittern sloop ; and Liberty cutter.

9 Jul 1801 arrived N. Yarmouth from Adm Dickson's squadron.

14 Jul 1801 departed N. Yarmouth, to the Baltic.

9 Aug 1801 arrived N. Yarmouth the Jane, and Speculator, luggers ; Griffin, Diligence, Hazard, Fox, Phoenix and Liberty cutters ; Vesuve, gun brig.

19 Aug 1801 departed N. Yarmouth on a cruise.

23 Aug 1801 arrived N. Yarmouth from a cruise.

26 Aug 1801 appointed convoy for ships to Hambro', which are expected to sail later today.

9 Sep 1801 arrived N. Yarmouth from a cruise.

10 Sep 1801 departed N. Yarmouth this morning with dispatches for Adm. Dickson's squadron.

27 Sep 1801 remains in N. Yarmouth Roads.

4 Oct 1801 arrived N. Yarmouth from the fleet and sailed again last night.

16 Oct 1801 arrived N. Yarmouth from a cruise off the coast of Holland with the Speedwell brig, and Monarch, 74.

10 Feb 1802 went out of Portsmouth harbour to Spithead, the Liberty, Lt Cook.

16 Oct 1802 the Liberty cutter, which arrived Spithead Monday last, with despatches from Admiral Sir Richard Bickerton and Sir Alexander Bali, at Maha, is been ordered to the eastward to be paid off.