Sparrowhawk, 1807
Type: Sloop ; Armament 18
Launched : 1807 ; Disposal date or year : 1841
Notes:

Portsmouth 31 Dec 1809 arrived with a convoy from Guernsey.

19 Jun 1810 captured the French privateer Intrepide in the Mediterranean.

13 Dec 1810 ships' boats of a squadron detached to capture or destroy an enemy convoy in the mole of Palamos, covered by the Sparrowhawk and Minstrel.

6 Nov 1811 captured the French privateer Invincible.

12 Oct 1814 arrived Deal with a convoy from the Mediterranean, and now under quarantine.

17 Oct 1814 departed Deal for Sheerness.

27 Oct 1814 is to be paid off at Sheerness.

21 May 1815 arrived Deal from off Dieppe.

20 Jun 1815 departed Portsmouth with a small convoy.

16 Jan 1826 in the Portsmouth harbour.

13 Mar 1826 arrived Plymouth from Spithead.

16 Mar 1826 departed Plymouth for the Cape.

6 Jan 1827 Based on the Cape of Good Hope.

Cape of Good Hope 18 May 1828 Reported to be off the coast of Mozambique.

Portsmouth 10 Oct 1829 Is expected at Spithead from the east shortly, prior to her departure for the West Indies.

Woolwich 12 Oct 1829 sails shortly for Fernando Po, on her passage to the West Indies.

Portsmouth 29 Oct 1829 departed for the coast of Africa.

Madeira 12 Nov 1829 arrived.

25 Dec 1829 boarded and inspected the Spanish slave Schooner Loreto, alias Corunera, and told the inspecting officer that she was procuring rice. It may be of interest to note that the Loreto was detained on 12 May 1830 by the Plumper in lat. 5� 24' N., long. 10� 8' E., whilst en route from Little Bassa to Havana with 186 negroes on board, so presumably they forgot to add that they were procuring rice to feed to their prospective cargo ?

At sea 16 Feb 1830 From Fernando Po to Barbadoes, spoke the Bramble at Lat. 7. long. 28.

9 Apr 1830 detained in at lat. 18� 50' N. long. 76� 31' W., en route from Brass to St Jago de Cuba, the Spanish slave schooner Santiago, 43 tons, with 144 slaves, commanded by Don Joz� Rivet. Having put on board a prize crew of 4 men under the prize master, Robert Boyle Miller, Capt. Gill set sail for Jamaica to collect despatches. The following day 3� feet of water was discovered the hold, and by the 22nd Mr. Miller was worried that the vessel was going to pieces and he was looking for somewhere to run the vessel ashore, 2 of his men having gone down with fever. Having failed to make it ashore on Cape San Antonio H.M. Sloop Slaney, Commander C. Parker, hove in sight with the Lord Bishop of Jamaica on board, returning from a pastoral visit to Honduras. The Slaney's Carpenter was sent on board to report on the state of the Santiago, and by the 24th there was 6 feet of water in the hold and she was considered to be in a sinking state, and should be abandoned. The negroes were transferred to the Slavey which set sail for Havana, arriving on the 27th and the case was sent for adjudication to the British and Spanish Mixed Court, and on 21 May 1830 sentenced to be forfeited.

17 May 1830 arrived Havana.

10 Nov 1830 at Vera Cruz.

8 Jun 1831 arrived at Port au Prince from Jamaica, and departed again for Jamaica 14 Jun.

30 Dec 1831 departed Jamaica for Campeachy.

30 Dec 1831 departed with troops from Port Royal to Montego Bay. 5 Jan 1832 The Captain of the Blanche writes from Montego-Bay, Jamaica, that when he arrived the Racehorse and Sparrowhawk were here and that the Blossom was at Savannah la Mar ; the Firefly at Black River, and Champion at Port Antonio, and that the insurrection is now coming under control. See London Gazette of 22 Feb 1832, P 18, for more detail @ www.gazettes-online.co.uk/.

10 Apr 1832 was reported to be at Nassau when the packet Lord Melville departed Jamaica for England.

10 May 1832 at Port Royal, Jamaica, when the Champion departed for England, and due to accompany the Winchester and Tweed shortly when they depart for Halifax, via Havannah and Bermuda.

6 Jul 1832 arrived at New York from Jamaica.

12 Aug 1832 the Sparrowhawk had recently departed Halifax for Bermuda.

9 Nov 1832 departed Halifax for Bermuda.

8 Jan 1833 remains Jamaica.

26 Jan 1833 departed Port Royal for Portsmouth via Tampico &c.

17 Feb 1833 arrived at Vera Cruz for specie and cochineal, and departed on the 28th for Tampico.

25 Apr 1833 arrived Spithead from Havannah (27 Mar) and Tampico with specie.

27 Apr 1833 inspected at Spithead by the Commander in Chief during which a gun mis-fired and subsequently went off some hours later killing two men and wounding 5 others, who were removed to Haslar hospital.

30 May 1833 departed Falmouth for Portsmouth.

1 Jun 1833 Is now in the basin at Portsmouth and is expected to be commissioned shortly.

8 Jun 1833 to be docked at Portsmouth on Wednesday for repairs.

6 Jul 1833 is to be brought forward for commission at Portsmouth.

13 Jul 1833 To be fitted as a brig.

28 Aug 1833 was undocked at Portsmouth.

23 Nov 1833 in harbour at Portsmouth.

23 Nov 1833 is refitting in the basin.

7 Dec 1833 fitting for service on the South America station.

1 Feb 1834, Portsmouth, is expected to sail for the South American station shortly.

13 Feb 1834 departed Spithead for the South American station.

circa 24 Mar 1834 touched at Madeira en route for South America.

17 Aug 1834 rescued the crew of the Mars, en route from Launceston to London, foundered on the Falklands Islands 3 July.

10 May 1835 was at Valparaiso.

30 Oct 1835 reported at Valparaiso to be off the coast between Callao and Mexico.

17 Apr 1836 is reported to be calling at Guayaquil and Coquimbo, prior to returning to Valparaiso to meet the Blonde.

20 Aug 1836 is reported to be due at Valparaiso shortly to relieve the Rover, and to sail for Rio de Janeiro and England in Oct.

8 Apr 1837 was commissioned at Portsmouth on Thursday. The following officers have been appointed to her : Commander J Shepherd (b) ; Lieutenant Lowry ; Master RA Newman ; Purser DC Colls ; and Assistant Surgeon JAC Scott.

Circa Jan 1839 in the Pacific.

10 Oct 1840 Portsmouth, was paid off after four years on the South America station ; her crew have ten days' leave, and will return for general service.

31 Oct 1840, Commander J. Shephard, late of Sparrowhawk, promoted to the rank of Captain.

15 May 1841 Portsmouth, to be sold out of the service.