Sapphire, 1806
Type: 6th rate ; Armament 28
Launched : 1806 ; Disposal date or year : 1822
Notes:

Plymouth 21 Oct 1811 arrived from Portsmouth, to wait for orders.

Jamaica. Six days ago the William sent her boat ashore at Cura�oa, and learnt that the Sapphire sloop of war, 18, Capt. Hayes, had departed a few day previous, with some vessels under her convoy, to see them through the passages. The Sapphire had previously chased an American privateer, and fired several shot at her, which the American returned with her stern chasers, and at last escaped by means of her sweeps.

Kingston, Jamaica, 23 Jan 1813 arrived on Tuesday from Curacoa.

22 Apr 1813 captured the Spanish schooner Santa Maria on the N.A. & W. Indies station : sent to Jamaica.

5 May 1813 captured the Spanish schooner privateer Mary Ann on the N.A. & W. Indies station : sent to Jamaica.

15 May 1813 the Sapphire and Forester captured a U.S. privateer, the 2 gun schooner Mary Ann, with 30 men, off St. Domingo.

Falmouth 3 Oct 1814 arrived from Jamaica.

Falmouth 5 Oct 1814 departed for Portsmouth.

Portsmouth 7 Oct 1814 arrived from the West Indies, last from Cork and Falmouth.

Portsmouth 16 Jan 1815 Went out [to Spithead ?].

9 Sep 1819 Midshipman Edward Chippendall died from Yellow Fever whilst the ship was at Charthagena.

11 Oct 1820 the Admiralty announced that the commanding officers of the following vessels now cruising in the Leeward Islands, ie the Salisbury, Capt John Wilson ; Tribune, Capt N Willoughby ; Sapphire, Capt A Montgomery ; Falmouth, Capt Edw Purcell, have been supplied with their instructions, should the right circumstances arise, authorising them to detain Portuguese or Spanish vessels in accordance with the several Treaties with foreign powers for preventing the Illegal Traffic in slaves with those countries.