Hired Armed Cutter Queenborough / HM Packet Queensborough

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Queenborough, 1800
Type: Hired Cutter ; Armament 12
Hired : 1800 ; Disposal date or year : 1801
Notes:

Circa Feb 1800 Lieutenant George Morris, late of the Ardent, is appointed to the command of the Queenborough hired armed cutter.

13 Mar 1801 arrived Sheerness from a cruise.

10 Jul 1801 arrived Sheerness, the Queenborough, Lt Fabian, from Margate.

16 Jul 1801 arrived in the Downs from the Nore and remains.

15-16 Aug 1801 involved in an unsuccessful cutting out operation at Boulogne and suffered 1 seamen killed and 6 seamen wounded.


Queenborough / Queenboro, 1804
Type: Hired Cutter ; Armament 12
Hired : 1804 ; Disposal date or year : 1805
Notes:

14 Mar 1805 captured the Vrow Elizabeth.

May 1805 Channel.

13 Jan 1810 prize money resulting from the capture of the Vrow Elizabeth now due for payment.


[Marchioness of] Queensbury, <-1823->
Type: Packet ; Armament -
Hired : ? ; Notes:

Marchioness of Queensbury more commonly known as the Queensberry.

10 Nov 1823 Hennah, departed Falmouth for Jamaica.

13 Feb 1824 arrived Falmouth from Jamaica (13 Jan).

22 Mar 1824 departed Falmouth for America.

14 Jul 1824 arrived Falmouth from New York (12 Jun) ; Halifax (27th).

16 Aug 1824 departed Falmouth for Jamaica..

28 Nov 1824 arrived Falmouth from Jamaica (19 Oct) ; Crooked Island (27th).

9 Jan 1825 departed Falmouth for the Mediterranean.

5 Apr 1825 arrived Falmouth from the Mediterranean ; Corfu (25 Feb) ; Malta (8 Mar) ; Gib (21st inst) ; Cadiz (23rd).

15 Apr 1825 departed Falmouth for America.

9 Aug 1825 Hannah, arrived Falmouth from New York (9 Jul) ; and Halifax (20th). Spoke with the Princess Elizabeth packet 2 days from Halifax, en route to New York.

c 13 Sep 1825 departed Falmouth for Jamaica. [date and packet's name unreadable].

23 Jan 1826 Hannah, departed Falmouth for the Leeward Isles.

10 Apr 1826 arrived Falmouth from from the Leeward Isles, St Thomas's (10 Mar).

29 May 1826 Hannah, departed Falmouth for Bueonos Ayres.

26 Nov 1826 arrived Falmouth from from Buenos Ayres.

23 Dec 1826 Hannah, departed Falmouth for Vera Cruz.

For further movements of Falmouth Packets try page 3 of the Royal Cornwall Gazette, available through the British Newspaper Archive, for a fee.