HMS Safeguard

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Safeguard, 1797
Type: Gun Brig ; Armament 12
Purchased : 1797 ; Disposal date or year : Sep 1802
BM: 172 Tons
Notes:

16 Mar 1801 arrived N. Yarmouth the frigate Alcmene, with the sloop Favourite, La Jalouse, brig, and Trimmer, Fire Vessel ; and Meteor, Wrangler, Ready, Safeguard, and Pincher gun brigs.

21 Apr 1801 departed N. Yarmouth this morning a squadron for the Baltic under the command of Adm. Totty in the Zealous, with the Powerful, Vengeance, 74s ; Ruby, 64 ; Alkmaar, Hospital Ship ; Pomone, frigate ; Vesuve, Wrangler, Ready, Safeguard, Pincher, Eclipse, Boxer, Plumper, Griper, Adder and Cracker gun vessels ; Drake, cutter ; Prince William, hired armed ship.

18 Jun 1801 a letter of this date, received from Kioge Bay, in the Baltic, reports the presence of the following fleet, this at about the same time as Lord Nelson departed in the Kite for N. Yarmouth, V.-Adm Pole having arrived here in the Aeolus to relieve Nelson : the St George, Elephant, Defiance, Polyphemus, Edgar, Agamemnon, Defence, Adder, Aeolus, Kite, Dart, Zebra, Terror, Explosion, Sulphur, Discovery, Volcano, Hecla, Wrangler, Cracker, Safeguard, Sparkler, Attack, Tigress, Bruiser, Hasty, Biter, Otter, Force, Pleaser, Teazer.

19 Jul 1801 would appear to have arrived N. Yarmouth with the Baltic fleet under the command of Adm Graves, but wasn't included in the listing ; she was, however, included in the list of vessels that departed on the 20th.

20 Jul 1801 The fleet under the command of R.-Adm. Sir Thomas Graves, which arrived yesterday evening from the Baltic, departed N. Yarmouth today, supposed for a cruise off Holland : for the revised make up of the fleet click on Polyphemus.

29 Jul 1801 arrived N. Yarmouth from Adm Grave's squadron, off the Texel.

2 Aug 1801 departed N. Yarmouth the gun brigs Vesuve and Safeguard, on a cruise.

6 Aug 1801 arrived N. Yarmouth from Adm Grave's squadron, off the coast of Holland.

9 Aug 1801 departed N. Yarmouth, the Shannon, frigate ; Phoenix, lugger ; and Ready, Safeguard, gun brigs, Veteran, 64 ; Driver, and Inspector, sloops ; and Speedwell, brig.

10 Sep 1801 departed Leith Roads, the Safeguard, Lt Shields, with trade for the Baltic, and the hired armed ship Wright, with the trade for the Elbe.

25 Sep 1801 arrived Elsineur with her convoy, despite baffling winds on their arrival.

28 Sep 1801 departed Elsineur with a convoy for Scotland and England ?

26 Oct 1801 arrived Sheerness, from Chatham.

2 Nov 1801 remains at the Little Nore.

12 Nov 1801 remains Sheerness, with 6 sloops and 14 gun-brigs, at the Nore.

27 Nov 1801 is reported to have come into Sheerness harbour to be paid off.

3 Dec 1801 remains Sheerness with numerous vessels, waiting to be paid off etc.

10 Dec 1801 gun brigs that have been paid off and dismantled at Sheerness, will have been laid up in ordinary in Queenborough Creek.

7 Apr 1802 one of 20+ vessels to be paid off at Sheerness and the Nore.

9 Sep 1802 notice is given that the Safeguard Gun-Vessel, Copper-bottomed, lying at Sheerness, has been put up for sale.