Sophie, 1798
Type: Sloop ; Armament 18
Taken : 1798 ; Disposal date or year : 1809
Notes:

20 Nov 1799 departed Spithead on a cruise.

3 Dec 1799 arrived Spithead from Bilboa.

6 Dec 1799 departed Spithead on a cruise.

Circa 1 Jan 1800 A court martial was held on board the Gladiator, at Portsmouth, on Lieutenant Thomas Vanthysen, of the Sophie, for going forward, after a man had been punished, among the ship's crew, and saying publicly in the hearing of the people, "If l was the ship's company I would be damned if I would not write against the Captain. I have taken an account of every man that has been flogged since I have been in the ship." �The charge being fully proved, he was sentenced to be dismissed his Majesty's service, and rendered incapable of serving his Majesty, his heirs, or successors.

25 Feb 1800 arrived Spithead the Sophie, Captain Burdett, from a cruise.

1 Apr 1800 arrived Spithead from a cruise.

5 May 1800 departed Spithead with transports for Guernsey.

9 May 1800 departed Spithead with the Sea-Nymph, Diligence, Howard, and Middleton, Navy transports, for Guernsey.

6 Jun 1800 departed Spithead with a convoy for Ireland.

22 Jul 1800 arrived Spithead with the Sea Nymph, Howard, Middleton, and Diligence (Navy transports), under convoy, from Ireland.

30 Jul 1800 a Court Martial was held on board the Gladiator in Portsmouth Harbour, for the trial of Bartholomew Porter, a seaman belonging to the Sophie, for desertion. The charges not being proved, the prisoner was acquitted.

30 Jul 1800 a Court Martial was held on board the Gladiator in Portsmouth Harbour, for the trial of Arthur Hughes, a seaman belonging to the Sophie, for desertion and being found guilty, was sentenced to receive 300 lashes.

2 Jan 1801 came into Portsmouth harbour to refit.

7 Feb 1801 went out of Portsmouth harbour to Spithead.

13 Feb 1801 departed Spithead with the Loire and Jason to cruise off Havre.

20 Feb 1801 arrived Spithead with the Active, Trent, and Beaver from a cruise.

31 Mar 1801 departed Spithead with a convoy for Newfoundland.

1 Sep 1801 arrived Spithead from Newfoundland, with twelve ships, which she convoyed to their respective ports.

2 Sep 1801 departed Spithead the Sophie, Capt Burdett, with the remains of her convoy for the Downs.

3 Sep 1801 arrived in the Downs with her convoy.

4 Sep 1801 departed the Downs for Sheerness.

6 Sep 1801 arrived Sheerness, from Newfoundland, last from Spithead, has come in to be docked.

18 Nov 1801 remains in the harbour at Sheerness.

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

4 Feb 1802 departed Sheerness, the Magicienne, Iris, Waaksamheid, frigates ; and sloop Sophie, for the Great Nore, to be paid, and then to proceed to the westward.

8 Feb 1802 arrived in the Downs from Sheerness and remains.

15 Feb 1802 remains in the Downs with the St Albans.

11 Mar 1802 remains in the Downs with the St Albans, &c..

6 Apr 1802 arrived Spithead with the Nemesis, 28, from the Downs.

6 May 1802 departed Spithead the Sophie, 18, Captain Burdett, for Jersey.

10 May 1802 arrived Spithead the Sophie, 18, Captain Burdett, from Jersey.

16 May 1802 departed Spithead with discharged seamen, for Dublin.

Circa 25 May 1802 Captain Rosenhagen apptd to the Sophie.

30 May 1802 arrived Spithead from Dublin.

20 Jun 1802 arrived Spithead the Sophie sloop of war, Captain Rosenhagen, from Guernsey.

8 Jul 1802 departed Spithead for Jersey.

16 Jul 1802 arrived Spithead from Jersey.

24 Aug 1802 departed the Downs for the Texel, the Glenmore, Amelia, and Oiseau, and Galatea frigates ; Sophie, and Racoon, sloops, with the Prince of Orange's troops on board.

1 Sep 1802 passed by the Downs at the back of the Goodwin Sands this morning : the Glenmore, Amelia, Galatea, and Oiseau, frigates ; and the sloops Sophie and Racoon, bound from the Texel to the westward.

2 Sep 1802 arrived Spithead the Sophie sloop of war, Captain Rosenhagen, from Cuxhaven.

2 Oct 1802 remain at Spithead.

13 Oct 1802 departed Spithead with the Raven, 16, with troops, for Jersey.

18 Oct 1802 arrived in the Downs from the westward.

20 Oct 1802 the 70th Regt disembarked from the Alcmene, Sophie, and Raven, and were marched to Dover Castle.

25 Oct 1802 departed the Downs for Spithead.

26 Oct 1802 arrived Spithead this morning, with the Raven, from from Jersey, last from the Downs.

7 Nov 1802 departed Spithead on a cruise off the east coast of Scotland.

8 Nov 1802 arrived in the Downs from the Westward.

11 Nov 1802 departed the Downs for Leith.

11 Jun 1803 arrived Elsineur with a convoy from Hull.

13 Aug 1803 detained 2 Dutch Greenland ships, prizes to the Sophie, when going into the Elbe.

30 Sep 1803 passed through the Downs last night without stopping.

1 Oct 1803 arrived Spithead, the Sophie, Capt Rosenhagen, from N Yarmouth.

11 Oct 1803 has gone into Portsmouth harbour from Spithead.

4 Nov 1803 the Sophie, Capt Rosenhagen, has gone out of Portsmouth Harbour to Spithead, and has been ordered to join the squadron at St Helen's, which now consists of the Britannia, Lord Northesk ; and the Diana.

7 Nov 1803 departed Spithead for St Helen's.

23 Nov 1803 returned to Spithead from St Helen's and is reported to be fitting for foreign service, supposedly the Mediterranean.

28 Nov 1803 has been ordered to Falmouth to collect the ships bound for the Mediterranean.

2 Dec 1803 departed Spithead, for Falmouth, to collect ships bound for the Mediterranean.Wind westerly.

5 Dec 1803 arrived Falmouth, from Spithead, to give instructions to the outward-bound vessels waiting for a convoy from here to Oporto, Lisbon, and the Mediterranean.

6 Dec 1804 arrived Spithead from Newfoundland, last from Lisbon with a convoy, the Aurora, Capt Malbon. She fell in with the Termagent sloop, which had spoken with Sir John Orde's squadron, off Cadiz on the 18th ult. The Sophie was waiting in the Tagus to proceed with dispatches for Lord Nelson.

May 1805 Mediterranean.