Pandour, 1799
Type: Frigate ; 5th Rate ; Armament later armed en flute ; 44 ;
Taken : from the Dutch : 28 Aug 1799 ;
Disposal : transferred to the Customs Service May 1805, for use as a Store Hulk.

Notes:

Late Hector.

Circa Jun 1801 Captain John Shortland apptd. to the Pandour.

17 Aug 1801 arrived Falmouth from Cork to act as convoy for the Mediterranean convoy due to arrive shortly from Spithead, and process vessels arriving Falmouth for the same convoy.

26 Aug 1801 the Thalia arrived Falmouth, from Sheerness, with troops on board for Egypt, which were put on board the Pandour, now at Falmouth, waiting for the Mediterranean convoy.

10 Sep 1801 this morning, before day, the signal guns were fired as the wind blew gently from the E.S.E., and the Gibraltar and Mediterranean convoys, totalling near 100 sail, departed Torbay with the Triumph, Hydra, Solebay, Hind, Prevoyante, Pandour, and Netley, and by 1 p.m. were clearing land.

11 Sep 1801 passed by Plymouth to the westward, the large East-India, Straits, and Newfoundland fleets, outward-bound, under convoy of the Triumph, and Alcmene, with a fine breeze at S. E.

3 Mar 1803 the following vessels remained at Valetta when the Hector departed Malta, for England : the Kent, Superb, Triumph, Donegal, Gibraltar, Agincourt, Charon, Expedition, Experiment, Active, Phoebe, Niger, Victorieuse, and Resistance, the Regulus, and Raven, having departed Malta for Egypt, and the Blonde to Naples, the crew of the Raven having been reported to be sick. The Tourterelle, and Pandour, were lying at Alexandria ; and the Braakel, guard ship, at Smyrna ; the Anson having departed Malta for Egypt at the latter end of November.

Circa 27 Jun 1803 Mr. Palmer, of the Pandour, apptd to the Lowestoffe.

3 Aug 1803 the Pandour, armed en flute, Capt Shortland ; the Pegasus, armed en flute, Capt Pengelly ; and the store-ships Abundance, W Price, master, and William, T. Brown, master ; arrived in the Motherbank and under quarantine with their large convoy from the Mediterranean. The Tourterelle, Capt Simpson, which accompanied the convoy, has departed for Cork with several transports.

Circa 18 Aug 1803 came into Portsmouth harbour from Spithead.

Circa 10 Oct 1803 Capt Nash apptd to the Pandour.

Circa 22 Oct 1803 Lieuts Sibley and Small apptd to the Pandour.

Circa 31 Oct 1803 Capt Shortland, late of the Pandour, apptd to the Victor.

30 Oct 1803 the Pandour, Capt Nash, went out of Portsmouth harbour to Spithead.

Circa 5 Nov 1803 the Pandour, Capt Nash, and 2 transports, the Alexander, and Comet, are ordered to take on board the 70th Regt next week, about 800 men, for the West Indies.

8 Nov 1803 arrived Portsmouth from Shornecliffe Camp, the 70th Regt., and embarked on board the Pandour and 2 transports.

19 Nov 1803 departed Spithead, with 2 transports with the 70th regt., for the Barbadoes.

13 Mar 1804 capture of the French privateer-schooner Mosambique.

8 Apr 1804 2,000 men embark at Barbadoes on HM ships Centaur, Pandour, Serapis, Alligator, Hippomenes, Drake, schooner Unique and transports, for Surinam, and arrive off the mouth of the Surinam on the 25-26 Apr 1804.

25 Apr 1804 seamen and the Army were landed to take Surinam, which was surrendered on 5 May.

Circa 4 Aug 1804 Lieut Sterling of the Pandour apptd in command of the Serapis.

Circa 18 Sep 1804 arrived Plymouth, the Pandour, Capt Nash, which accompanied the Blenheim, Capt Bland, from the Leeward Isles, in 45 days, with a convoy of 107 sail, which have arrived at their various destinations.

May 1805 Plymouth in Ordinary