Pylades, 1794
Type: Sloop ; Armament 16
Launched : 1794 ; Disposal date or year : 1815
Notes:

26 Nov 1794 Wrecked, in Heraldswick bay, isle of Nest, Shetland: crew saved: Captain Thomas Twisden. Subsequently salved and repurchased into the RN. (Colledge)

6 Jan 1799 at Harwich

11 Aug 1799 part of a light squadron which re-captured the late British gun-brig Crash off the coast of Holland.

13 Aug-Oct 1799 employed on expedition to Holland.

12 Aug 1799 small craft and ship's boats of a light squadron capture a number of Dutch schuyts : the attack also results in the destruction of the Dutch schooner Vengeance, at the second attempt.

Circa 25 Dec 1799 Sheerness, a Court Martial was held at Sheerness, on board the Seahorse upon Garret Andrew Fauch, a Seaman belonging to the Pylades. Being found guilty of the charge of having, in the absence of the best men of the company, who were employed against the enemy on shore, of exciting some Dutch prisoners on board to rise and take possession of the ship, then lying in Sheermonikoog, he was sentenced to Death. The trial continued three hours. The prisoner is a Dutchman, and has been five years in our service.

Circa 1 Nov 1800 Mr. M. White, of the Topaze, is made a Lieutenant, and appointed to the sloop Pylades.

14 Jan 1801 arrived Yarmouth, the Pylades, Bittern, Narcissus, Nancy cutter, and Speculator lugger.

2 Feb 1801 remains in the Roads at N. Yarmouth.

10 Mar 1801 the North Sea Fleet has come together at N. Yarmouth, and consists of the London, and St George, 98 guns, Adm. Sir Hyde Parker having transferred his flag from the Ardent to the St George ; Monarch, Bellona, Saturn, Ramilies, Ganges, Warrior, Russell and Defence, 74 ; Veteran, Ardent, Polyphemus, Raisonable, Agamemnon, 64 ; Glatton, 54 ; Isis, 50 ; Desiree, Blanche, and Amazon frigates ; Pylades, Hyaena, Dart, and Arrow, sloops ; Harpy ; Biter, Blazer, Bruiser, Tigress, Pelter, Teazer, Hasty, Force, Sparkler Brigs ; Terror, Volcano, Explosion, Hecla, Zebra, Albion, Sulphur, and Discovery bombs ; Eling, schooner ; cutters Fox and Hazard ; and luggers Rover and Lark.

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.

21 Jun 1801 arrived N. Yarmouth from a cruise.

28 Jun 1801 departed N. Yarmouth for the Nore, to take command of the Baltic convoy with the Lady Ann brig.

30 Jun 1801 arrived Sheerness from N. Yarmouth, the Pylades, Capt Boorder.

24 Jul 1801 departed N. Yarmouth for the Nore.

25 Jul 1801 arrived Sheerness from Yarmouth.

30 Aug 1801 departed Sheerness for N. Yarmouth, Capt Boorder.

8 Sep 1801 the Prince of Wales packet, arrived N. Yarmouth, from Cuxhaven, reports having spoken yesterday to the Pylades cruising 40 leagues off Helligoland.

20 Sep 1801 arrived N. Yarmouth the De Friende Broder, F J Dale, master, from Amsterdam to Jutland, with goods.

12 Oct 1801 arrived N. Yarmouth, from the fleet off Goree.

13 Oct 1801 departed N. Yarmouth on a cruise.

22 Nov 1801 remains in N. Yarmouth Roads with the Blenheim and fleet. Wind NNW.

3 Jan 1802 the Blenheim, flag ship of Admiral Dickson, remains in Yarmouth Roads with the Monarch, Adm. Graves, Agamemnon, Raisonable, Standard, St. Albans, Veteran, Ruby, Asia, Polyphemus, Princess of Orange, and Assistance ; Adder gun-vessel ; Inspector, and Pylades sloops ; and Jalouse, and Cruiser brig.

13 Jan 1802 departed N. Yarmouth for Leith.

4 Mar 1802 departed N. Yarmouth on a cruise.

31 May 1802 arrived Sheerness, the Pylades, Capt Boorder, from the Westward.

Circa 13 Jul 1802 Captain Burrough apptd to the Pylades.

27 Sep 1802 passed through the Downs from Sheerness on a cruise.

1 Oct 1802 departed Spithead the Pylades sloop of war, Captain Burrowes, to the eastward.

4 Oct 1802 arrived in the Downs and passed through to Sheerness.

6 Oct 1802 arrived at Sheerness.

28 Oct 1802 arrived in the Downs.

1 Nov 1802 the Argo came down from Chatham and passed through the Downs, joining the Pylades, just departing the Downs for the Westwards.

17 Nov-30 Dec 1802 prize money resulting from the expedition to Holland due for payment.

2 Sep 1803 arrived Spithead from the Coast of Africa, the Pylades, Capt Burrowes.

Circa 17 Sep 1803 has made signal for a convoy to the Coast of Africa.

1 Nov 1803 the jolly boat of the Pylades upset at Spithead, by which unfortunate occurrence Mr Higgins, midshipman of that ship and a seaman were drowned ; two men and the Boatswain were picked up by the boats from the Courageux. In a separate incident, on the same day, a woman and her child were drowned when the wherry in which she was travelling upset.

5 Dec 1803 departed Spithead with a convoy for Africa and the South Seas.

2 May 1808 captured the Spanish privateer Le Grand Napoleon, 4 guns, 38 men, on the Mediterranean station.

14 Dec 1809 captured the French privateer Aigle in the Mediterranean.

29 May 1811 arrived Portsmouth with dispatches from the Mediterranean and put under quarantine.

9 Jun 1811 departed Portsmouth for the Downs.

19 Oct 1811 departed Sheerness with a convoy for the Baltic.

7 Nov 1811 notice is given to the Pylades at Yarmouth, and other vessels that Accounts of sales of 6 prizes, with the Accounts of expences incurred by the capture of 6 vessels have been deposited in the Registry of the Court of Admiralty.

2 Sep 1812 departed Portsmouth for Gibraltar.

5 Sep 1813 a part of a squadron involved in operations in and off the port of D'Anzo.

26 Aug 1814, arrived Halifax, with 2 transports from Bermuda, and a schooner from Sydney with coals.

15 Sep 1814, arrived Halifax, the Betsey, from Sumatra, for England, with pepper, etc., captured by the American letter of marque Hyder Ally, re-taken off Mount Desert, 7th inst., by the boats of the Pylades, the captain and 4 men being wounded slightly by musket fire.

17 Sep 1814 Pylades arrived Halifax, from Penobscot with the Endymion and Sylph.

31 Oct 1814 arrived Halifax, from Quebec.