Monkey, 1801
Type: Gun Brig ; Armament 14
Launched : 1801 ; Disposal date or year : 25 Dec 1810
Disposal Details : Wrecked between two rocks at Belle Isle, coast of France. Lieut Thomas Fitzgerald
Notes:

8 Jun 1801 came down from Chatham a few days ago. Wind NE.

26 Jun 1801 remains at Harwich the Monkey gun brig, Lt Carsillis, whilst she completes her complement.

25 Jul 1801 departed Harwich, for Sheerness.

11 Aug 1801 remains at Harwich.

6 Nov 1801 arrived Sheerness from the Downs.

3 Dec 1801 remains Sheerness.

25 Dec 1801 departed Sheerness, the Monkey, Lt Carsillis, for Harwich.

4 Jan 1802 remains at Harwich.

11 Jan 1802 the Conqueror, with the Mariner, Monkey, Jackall, and Minx in company, departed Felixstowe Roads this morning with a fine northerly wind for the Nore.

12 Jan 1802 the Conqueror arrived at the Nore from Harwich, with the Mariner, Monkey, Jackall, and Minx in company.

19 Mar 1802 departed Sheerness, the gun brig Monkey, Lt Weir, for the Downs.

26 Mar 1802 remains in the Downs.

6 Apr 1802 remains in the Downs the St Alban's, 74 ; Amazon, frigate ; Hound, sloop ; Conflict, Monkey, and Vixen gun-vessels ; and Ranger, store-brig.

20 Apr 1802 Adm Lutwidge struck his flag yesterday evening, and this morning the St Alban's departed the Downs for Chatham, to be paid off, and the Amazon, frigate ; Eugenie, sloop ; Conflict, Monkey, and Vixen gun-vessels remain.

3 May 1802 the Amazon, Capt Sutton, remains in the Downs, with the sloop Eugenie, and gun brigs Monkey, Lt Weir ; and Conflict, Lt Dodd.

16 May 1802 remain in the Downs the frigates Amazon, and Phoebe ; sloop Eugenie, brig Anacreon ; and gun brigs Monkey, Vixen and Conflict.

15 Jul 1802 arrived Spithead the Censor and Monkey gun-brigs, from a cruise.

18 Nov 1802 departed the Downs to the Northwards.

14 Dec 1802 departed Spithead the Monkey, Lieut Weir, on a cruise.

28 Dec 1802 departed Spithead on a cruise.

19 Jan 1803 passed through the Downs for Portsmouth.

23 Jan 1803 remains at Spithead.

30 Jan 1803 departed Spithead for Deptford.

7 Mar 1803 arrived Spithead, the Monkey, Lieut Tiller, from Deptford.

2 Jul 1803 arrived N Yarmouth the gun vessels Monkey and Minx.

8 Jul 1803 departed N Yarmouth, the gun brigs Monkey and Bold, on a cruise.

22 Jul 1803 arrived N Yarmouth Roads the Escort, Monkey and Jackall, with the hired armed cutter Favourite, the latter having now hoisted a signal for a convoy for the Baltic to get into the Roads.

24 Jul 1803 departed N Yarmouth Roads the gun brigs Escort, Jackall, Harpy and Monkey, on a cruise.

17 Aug 1803 arrived Sheerness, the Monkey.

19 Sep 1803 departed Sheerness.

25 Sep 1803 departed N Yarmouth the Zebra, Vesuvius, bombs ; Bold, Constant, Censor and Monkey, gun brigs.

12 Oct 1803 remain in the Downs the Monarch, Right Hon Adm Lord Keith ; Utrecht, R.-Adm Montague, Capt Rogers ; Diana, Capt Maling ; Ranger, sloop, Capt Coats ; Squirrel ; Autumn, Capt Jackson ; Vesuvius, Capt O'Brien, bomb ; Sulphur, Capt M'Leod ; Archer, Conflict, Monkey, and Sterling, gun brigs ; the latter from a cruise.

3 Nov 1803 arrived Harwich from a cruise, and remains with the Charger and Aggressor.

6 Nov 1803 departed Harwich on a cruise.

29 Nov 1803 arrived N Yarmouth the William, of Scarborough, from London to Yarmouth, and the Orford, of North Shields, in ballast, captured off Orfordness by a French lugger privateer of 6 guns, and re-captured by the Monkey gun brig.

23-25 Apl 1805 was a part of a squadron which captured off Boulogne the Dutch Armed Schuyts Nos 43, 44, 45, 48, 52, 54, 57, and 58, and the unarmed Transport No 3 and is entitled to Head-Money being one of the actual Captors.

May 1805 Downs Station

12 Aug 1809 off Dais head on the Danish coast, discovered and chased a lugger, which anchored with two others : the Monkey was sent in with the ship's boats of the Lynx and the 3 vessels cut out.

12 Jan 1811 sent into Plymouth the French brig La Vandesigeur, a prize to the Monkey.

16 Jan 1811 sent into Plymouth the French brig Rose, a prize to the Monkey.

17 Jan 1811 captured five sail off the coast of France.

[I have to assume that these vessels had been taken prior to the Monkey being wrecked, and I can find no record of another vessel with this name around this period !]