HMS Teazer

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Teazer, 1794
Type: Gun brig ; Armament 12
Launched : May 1794 ; Disposal date or year : 1802
Notes:

13 Aug-Oct 1799 employed on expedition to Holland.

8 July 1800 Boarding and capturing French frigate D�sir�e, and attempt to burn other vessels Dart, Captain Patrick Campbell, Wasp, Commander J. Edwards, Falcon, H. S. Butt, Comet, fire-ship, F. Leef, Rosario, Carthew, Biter, Lieutenant Norman, Boxer, T. Gilbert. Cutters: Kent, Lieutenant Cooban, Ann, Lieutenant R. Young, Selby, Williams, Teazer, Robins, Stag, Humphreys, Nile, Whitehead, Vigilant, Dean, Camperdown, and boats of Andromeda, Nemesis, and Babet : the source for this is the medal awarded 1st June, 1847.

23 Jan 1801 arrived Deal with a convoy of transports from Lisbon, with the 1st and 2nd Battalions of 52nd Regt of foot, last from Portsmouth, which are expected to disembark here tomorrow.

24 Jan 1801 remained at the Downs in the snow. The transports with the 1st and 2nd Battalions of 52nd Regt of foot were taken round to Ramsgate to disembark on the 25th.

7 Feb 1801 the Teazer departed the Downs with the Heldin with the outward bound convoy for Spithead.

9 Feb 1801 arrived Spithead with the outward bound convoy from the Downs, principally West Indiamen.

2 Mar 1801 departed Spithead with a squadron bound for the Downs, Yarmouth Roads and Copenhagen.

10 Mar 1801 the North Sea Fleet has come together at N. Yarmouth, and consists of the London, and St George, 98 guns, Adm. Sir Hyde Parker having transferred his flag from the Ardent to the St George ; Monarch, Bellona, Saturn, Ramilies, Ganges, Warrior, Russell and Defence, 74 ; Veteran, Ardent, Polyphemus, Raisonable, Agamemnon, 64 ; Glatton, 54 ; Isis, 50 ; Desiree, Blanche, and Amazon frigates ; Pylades, Hyaena, Dart, and Arrow, sloops ; Harpy ; Biter, Blazer, Bruiser, Tigress, Pelter, Teazer, Hasty, Force, Sparkler Brigs ; Terror, Volcano, Explosion, Hecla, Zebra, Albion, Sulphur, and Discovery bombs ; Eling, schooner ; cutters Fox and Hazard ; and luggers Rover and Lark.

Circa 12 Mar 1801 fleet under Admiral Sir Hyde Parker and Lord Nelson, consisting of 17 ships of the line, 3 frigates, 10 gun-brigs, nearly as many bomb-ketches, with smaller vessels usually attendant on a fleet, making in the whole nearly 50 sail, got under weigh from Yarmouth Roads at the break of day, and by eight o'clock had cleared the Sands ; they directed their course to the northward, wafted by a fine breeze at S.W. as departed from Yarmouth roads for Copenhagen (Naval Chronicle). On arrival at Copenhagen supported the ships-of-the-line as required.

18 Jun 1801 a letter of this date, received from Kioge Bay, in the Baltic, reports the presence of the following fleet, this at about the same time as Lord Nelson departed in the Kite for N. Yarmouth, V.-Adm Pole having arrived here in the Aeolus to relieve Nelson : the St George, Elephant, Defiance, Polyphemus, Edgar, Agamemnon, Defence, Adder, Aeolus, Kite, Dart, Zebra, Terror, Explosion, Sulphur, Discovery, Volcano, Hecla, Wrangler, Cracker, Safeguard, Sparkler, Attack, Tigress, Bruiser, Hasty, Biter, Otter, Force, Pleaser, Teazer.

19 Jul 1801 arrived N. Yarmouth with the Baltic fleet under the command of Adm Graves.

20 Jul 1801 departed N. Yarmouth.

23 Jul 1801 arrived in the Downs from N. Yarmouth.

24 Jul 1802 head money for those present at the engagement at Copenhagen on the 2d April 1801, due for payment.

1 Aug 1801 sailed early this morning V.-Adm. Lord Nelson, in the Medusa, with the Plumper, Cracker, Bruiser, Tigress, Boxer, Teaser, Griper, Eclipse, and Ferriter gun brigs, the Anacreon armed brig, on a cruise of the coast of France.

6 Sep 1801 arrived Sheerness, the Teaser, Lt Robins, from the Downs, to be repaired.

11 Oct 1801 at Sheerness, and has been ordered to prepare to be paid off following the recent signing of the Peace of Amiens.

20 Oct 1801 departed Sheerness, the Teaser, Lt Robins ; the Pincher, Lt Black ; and the Sparkler, Lt Dick, with seamen for the Zealand, for the stationed ships in Ousley Bay, and King's Channel, and to take out the harbour duty men, and Greenwich pensioners, which those ships are chiefly manned with, and will then sail for the River, [presumably to be paid off.] Ed.

26 Oct 1801 arrived Sheerness, from Woolwich.

2 Nov 1801 remains at the Little Nore.

12 Nov 1801 remains Sheerness, with 6 sloops and 14 gun-brigs, at the Nore.

27 Nov 1801 is reported to have come into Sheerness harbour to be paid off.

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

10 Dec 1801 gun brigs that have been paid off and dismantled at Sheerness, will have been laid up in ordinary in Queenborough Creek.

18 Apr 1802 has been paid off at Sheerness.

17 Nov-30 Dec 1802 prize money resulting from the expedition to Holland due for payment.