Spartan, 1841
Type: 6th rate ; Armament 26
Launched : 16 Aug 1841 ; Disposal date or year : 1862
BM: 918 tons
Notes:

20 Aug 1841 Plymouth, was launched on Monday.

24 Aug 1841 taken into dock at Plymouth to be coppered.

28 Aug 1841 Purser John H. Greaves ; Mate Arthur Wilmshurst appointed to the Spartan ;

28 Aug 1841 Captain Hon. C. G. J. B. Elliot ; Lieutenants T. H. Lysaght and R. Floud, appointed to the Spartan ;

27 Aug 1841 Plymouth, has been commissioned.

4 Sep 1841 Master H. J. Loudon ; Assistant Surgeon William M'Mahon (acting) ; Surgeon Henry Goldney, appointed to the Spartan ;

7 Sep 1841 Plymouth, the marines have embarked on board the Spartan.

17 Sep 1841 has been coppered and taken out of dock.

2 Oct 1841 Clerk C. Jenkins ; Midshipmen P. W. Darnell and W. Perrier, appointed to the Spartan.

16 Oct 1841 Lieutenant E. Tatham, appointed to the Spartan.

6 Nov 1841 Mate J. W Probart, appointed to the Spartan.

11 Nov 1841 Plymouth, went out to the Sound, and her crew paid wages in advance, and is under orders for the West Indies.

20 Nov 1841 Naval Instructor E. Stephen, appointed to the Spartan.

7 Feb 1842 due to depart Bermuda for Jamaica with the Illustrious and Rover, per the Winchester, departed Bermuda 4th inst.

4 Mar 1842 departed Barbadoes for Martinique and St. Thomas's.

5 Apr 1842 departed Jamaica with the squadron for Honduras and Belize to resolve some local political problems.

7 May 1842 departed Bermuda for Port au Prince.

3 Jul 1842 arrived Newfoundland from Halifax.

Circa 1 Aug 1842 was reported to be at Newfoundland when the Sappho departed from the American Coast.

24 Aug 1842 at Halifax.

1 Oct 1842 at Halifax when the Volcano and Resistance departed for England.

14 Oct 1842 departed Halifax for Boston to convey the Bishop of Newfoundland to Bermuda, from whence she will proceed to the West Indies.

21 Oct 1842 arrived Boston to take on board Lord Spencer and the Bishop of Newfoundland for Bermuda.

29 Oct 1842 departed Boston for Bermuda with the Bishop of Newfoundland on board.

8 Nov 1842 at Bermuda with the Bishop of Newfoundland.

16 Nov 1842 at Bermuda.

3 Dec 1842 the commanding officer, Captain C.G.J.B. Elliot, to be court martialled for having used corporal punishment on Mr. Gleig, a Midshipman, who was returned from the West Indies in the Racehorse, to be discharged from the Service in November, at his father's (Rev. G. C. Gleig) request. On reading the background it looks as though Gleig got his just deserts, and as the Hampshire Telegraph observes, if he was at any decent school he could be cained daily [in those days] without anyone raising an eyebrow !

No. 69. The Earl of Aberdeen to Mr. Bulwer. Sir, Foreign Office, September 25, 1845.
I Have to desire that you will acquaint the Government of Spain, that the warrant supplied to Her Majesty's ship "Spartan," on the North America and West India station, authorizing her to act under the Treaty of June 28, 1835, between Great Britain and Spain, for the suppression of the Slave Trade, has been returned to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, and cancelled by them.
I am, &c. The Right Hon. H. L. Bulwer, (Signed) Aberdeen.

18 Aug 1846 joined the squadron commanded by V.-Adm W. Parker, off the Tagus, with the Raleigh, Constance, and Eurydice, having completed trials of sailing on our passage out from England.

22 Aug 1846 carried out sailing exercises off Lisbon with squadron, including the Hibernia (flag), St Vincent, Queen, Vanguard, Canopus, Rodney, Albion, Rattler, Polyphemus, Raleigh, Eurydice, and Constance.

9 Sep 1846 further sailing trials were carried out by the squadron between Lisbon and Cape St. Vincent.

17 Sep 1846 departed Cadiz with Squadron, the St. Vincent and Queen, being detached to England that evening.

18-19 Sep 1846 further trials carried out by the squadron, including by the steamers, with their floats unshipped.

20 Sep 1846 off Cape Spartel.

Summer 1848 at Trieste.

20 Dec 1848 Mediterranean.

5 Apr � 20 Dec 1852, ship's company involved in 2nd Burma War, and annexation of Pegu (now known as Bago, Myanmar), for which they were due prize money for capture of booty.

7 Dec 1852 arrived at Madras from Simon's Bay, Cape of Good Hope.

2 Nov 1854 men from ships' boats engaged in the Macao River in operations against pirates - see p. 388 at www.archive.org/details/royalnavyhistory06clow

3 Nov 1854 men from ships' boats engaged in the Macao River in operations against pirates off Tyloo - see p. 388 at www.archive.org/details/royalnavyhistory06clow

13 Nov 1854 men from ships' boats carried a battery and destroyed junks in Coulan Bay - see p. 388 at www.archive.org/details/royalnavyhistory06clow

Circa 17 Jul 1855, with the Sybille, Spartan, Hornet, and the FNS Constantine in company, experienced thick fog and came into visual contact with the Barracouta, who joined the squadron, which was en route for the Gulf of Amoor, having already exchanged shots with the Russians in Castries Bay, in the Gulf of Tartary, where due to the lack of charts the squadron withdrew, the Hornet having grounded, albeit briefly.

23 Jul 1855, the squadron departed down the Gulf of Amoor and anchored about 5 miles from Obman's Bay.

25 Jul 1855, the Hornet and FNS Constantine departed for the Shantar Isles and Spartan went in chase of a strange sail. In the afternoon the Barracouta raised steam to chase a brig which was attempting to enter the River Amoor, but could not get within 3 miles of her due to shallowness of the water, and returned to the anchorage, as did the Spartan, the strange sail being that of a whaler bound for Ayan.

27 Jul 1855, 2 boats each from the Sybille, and Barracouta, with 1 from the Spartan, were towed by the Barracouta towards the brig, which was run ashore by the Russians and set on fire, who then attempted to escape in the ship's boats up the River Amoor, and following a long chase 2 of the boats and their crews were detained.

29 Jul 1855, the Barracouta sent her prisoners on board the Sybille, and departed for Hakodadi, on the island of Yezo.

1 Aug 1855, detained the Russian brig Greta with 276 officers and men from the Russian frigate Diana, wrecked at Simoda. The brig was taken in tow to Ayan, where the Sybille and Spartan were anchored.

4 Aug 1855, the prisoners having been dispersed between the Sybille, Spartan and Barracouta, a prize crew was put on board the Greta with instructions to take her to Hongkong, meanwhile the Barracouta departed for Hakodadi in the evening.

28 Sep 1855, the Winchester, Nankin, Spartan, Styx, and FNS Virginie arrived Nagasaki from the coast of Tartary, joining the Barracouta, Encounter, Hornet, Sybille and Pique.

29 Sep 1855, the Russian prisoners on board the Sybille, Barracouta and Spartan were put on board the Nankin, for passage to Hongkong.

1 Oct 1856 - 26 Jun 1858 Parliamentary Grant of �33,000, for services (in lieu of Prize Money) on the China Station to be divided between 56 Vessels

1860 Devonport