HMS Stork

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Stork, <-1813-1842->
Type: Revenue cruiser ; Armament 14 ;
Notes:

Portsmouth 23 Aug 1813 Passed through Spithead this morning with a smuggling cutter, her prize, said to have nearly two thousand kegs of spirits on board.

Circa 31 Dec 1814 under the command of Wm. Ferris, based on the Portsmouth Station, and responsible to the English Board.

Jul 1830 Revenue Vessel - Scotland.

22 Nov 1832 Has detained and sent into Newhaven the galliot Dolphin, from Marennes, for Bergen.

18 Mar 1822 Has detained and taken into Portsmouth the Prince of Orange, from Batavia.

11 Apr 1833 Lieuts. Grandy and Rawstorne, R.N. and Mr. Thomas Morgan, Mate of the Revenue cruiser Stork, have been presented with the silver medal, (from the Royal National Institution, for the preservation of lives from shipwreck,) for their brave and humane conduct in saving the lives of the crew of the John, of Jersey, wrecked in Seaford Bay, on the 11th of April last.

Newhaven 1 Dec 1833 Has brought in the Britannia, of London, parted from her anchors in Cowes Roads and drove to sea, was fallen in with on her beam-ends.

19 Dec 1834 The revenue cruiser Stork rescued the Therese, in a leaky condition, en route from St Malo to Dunkirk, off Eastbourne, and brought her into Newhaven.

6 Oct 1840 Coast Guard Lieutenant Charles Henry Baker, appointed to Stork, based at Plymouth.

NB I have no knowledge regarding when vessels were built or broken up for the Revenue Service, so these notes may well cover one or more vessels.
For those who served on board for period 6 Apr 1834 - 13 Aug 1842 see ADM 119 - Board of Customs and Admiralty: Coastguard and Revenue Cruisers, Ships' Musters.