HMS Seaflower

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Seaflower, 1782
Type: Brig / Sloop ; Armament 14
Purchased : 1782 ;
Disposal date or year : captured by the French off Bencoolen 1809
Notes:

5 Oct 1793 captured the French privateer Petite Zombi on the African station.

March and April 1794, operations at the Islands of Martinique, St. Lucia, and Guadaloupe.

31 May 1799 arrived Plymouth from the Downs.

4 Feb 1800 chased into St.-Aubin's bay in the island of Jersey by the French frigate Pique.

19 Mar 1800 captured the French privateer lugger Chaser, 14 guns, and 33 men, commanded by Citizen Gillies, off Guernsey.

1 - 2 May 1800 prize money resulting from the operations at the Islands of Martinique, St. Lucia, and Guadaloupe due for payment.

30 Jul 1800 arrived Spithead from a cruise.

18 Aug 1800 departed Spithead, Lt Murray, with General M'Donald and suite on board, for Jersey.

11 Nov 1800 arrived Spithead from Guernsey.

28 Jan 1801 went out from Portsmouth harbour to Spithead.

30 Jan 1801 departed Spithead for the Westward.

27 Jul 1801 departed Spithead with despatches for Jersey.

31 Jul 1801 arrived Spithead from a cruise.

16 Oct 1801 departed Spithead for Guernsey Jersey with a convoy.

21 Jan 1802 the Seaflower arrived Spithead, with the Nile, Drayton, from Jersey. [Don't know if this is Nile is a merchant vessel or one of the small naval craft with this name that were now being paid off or hired craft that were being returned to their owners. Strong winds at Spithead were causing vessels to drag their anchors, but no damage reported.

17 Feb 1802 arrived Spithead from a cruise.

12 Apr 1802 arrived Spithead the Seaflower brig, Lt Murray, from Jersey.

19 May 1802 arrived Spithead from Jersey.

16 Jun 1802 departed Spithead with the Eugenie, on a cruise.

23 Aug 1802 whilst going up Plymouth Sound in a thick fog got aground on the rocks off St Nicholas' Island at high tide and the crew cut away the masts as the vessel bilged. Come daylight and clearing of the fog the harbour boats and ship's boats were able to approach the Seaflower and when high tide arrived at 1400 she was floated off and taken into Dock to be examined and repaired. No lives were lost.

31 Aug 1802 the Seaflower, 14, Lieutenant Murray, was paid off at Plymouth and laid up in ordinary.

Circa 27 Jun 1803 Lieut W. F. Owen, apptd to the Seaflower brig.

23 Aug 1803 fitting in Hamoaze and will soon be ready for sea.

17 Oct 1803 arrived in the Downs, the Seaflower, Lieut Owen, with a convoy, from Falmouth, which are departed for the River, and the Seaflower now has a signal flying for a convoy to the Westward.

26 Oct 1803 arrived Falmmouth with a convoy from the Downs.

9 Nov 1803 departed Falmouth with a convoy for the Downs, having been detained by bad weather.

13 Nov 1803 arrived in the Downs with her convoy from Falmouth, which have departed for the River.

18 Nov 1803 remains in the Downs the Monarch, Utrecht, Raisonable, Magicienne, Squirrel, Amaranthe, Champion, Vulture, Hound, Merlin sloops ; Perseus, and Fury, bombs ; Seaflower, brig ; Starling, gun brig ; Findon, hired sloop, and the transports Plymouth, Supply, and Sussex Oak.

1 Dec 1803 arrived Falmouth from the Eastwards.

May 1805 East Indies

27 Nov 1806 a part of a squadron under R.-adm. Pellew which arrived off the road of Batavia and destroyed the Dutch frigate Phoenix and other vessels lying there.

20 Nov-11 Dec 1807 A part of a squadron under R.-adm Sir E. Pellew which entered Gressie, Dutch EI, to destroy vessels and stores.

10 Mar 1811 arrived Plymouth with dispatches from Lisbon.

27 Mar 1811 departed Plymouth with transports for Lisbon.

6 May 1811 arrived Plymouth from Lisbon.

23 May 1811 departed Plymouth Dock on a cruise.

9 Jun 1811 Exchanged signals with packet - bound for Lisbon.

11 Jul 1811 remains at Lisbon.

14 Aug 1812 arrived Falmouth from Lisbon with dispatches.

13 Oct 1812 departed Plymouth with a convoy of transports with troops for Corunna and Lisbon.

14 Oct 1812 departed Falmouth with a convoy.

21 Oct 1812 put back to Falmouth, the rest of the convoy being dispersed in the bad weather.

4 Nov 1812 remains at Falmouth with her convoy.

4 Sep 1813 arrived Plymouth from Lisbon with a convoy.