Thalia, 1782
Type: in 1803 variously described as a troop ship or armed transport &c. / late 5th rate ; Armament 36
Launched at Bursledon in 1782 ;
Disposal date or year : 1814
Tons (BM) : 881
Notes:

1783 Unicorn renamed Thalia.

12 Jun 1795 the Channel Fleet, under Lord Bridport, including the Thalia, departed from Spithead for Quiberon bay. 22 Jun sighted the French fleet to west of Belle-Isle, and finding the French admiral had no wish for a fight, ordered the Fleet in chase and to engage as ships came up. During the chase the former British 74, Alexander was retaken, along with the French 74s Tigre and Formidable (subsequently renamed Belleisle). And so ended the Battle of the Isle de Groix.

20 Sep 1795 Lord Bridport remained with his fleet off the coast protecting the ill-conceived Quiberon Bay expeditions until 20 Sep, when he returned with 2 or 3 ships to Spithead, leaving Rear-admiral Harvey in command.

15 Oct 1795 Melampus and Latona, and later the Orion and Thalia, and later still the Pomone and Concorde, departed in chase of the two French frigates, the Tortue and N�r�ide, and the corvette Eveill�, 16. However, the closeness of the shore and prevailing weather conditions meant that the chase for the frigates was curtailed. But the Eveill� was less fortunate, and was taken by the Pomone and the Thunderer, 74, which had also appeared on the scene.

19 Jan 1797 detached from the Channel Fleet to Gibraltar.

5 Feb 1798 Thalia and others captured the French privateer Atout off Lisbon.

5 Feb 1798 captured the French privateer Antoine.

27 Feb 1798 captured the Spanish privateer San Josef, schooner, 6 guns, 10 swivels, 40 men.

4 Mar 1798 captured the Spanish privateer Victoria, brig, 14 guns, 10 swivels.

29 Jul 1800 ship's boats used to capture the Spanish privateer La Virgin del Carmen, xebec, 2 guns, 8 swivels, 31 men, on the Mediterranean station.

12 September 1800 the Thalia, Capt. J. Nesbitt, captured on the Mediterranean Station the Spanish Settee St. Antonio de Padua, laden with Flour and Soap, from Malaga bound to Ceuta.

7 Oct 1800 Plymouth, arrived from Gibraltar with dispatches for the Government, in ten days ; as soon as the dispatches and letters are fumigated they will be forwarded immediately express.

1801 ? Doubled and sheathed &c.with inch stuff from second strake below floor heads to keel.

26 Aug 1801 arrived Falmouth, from Sheerness, with troops on board for Egypt, which were put on board the Pandour, now at Falmouth, waiting for the Mediterranean convoy.

30 Aug 1801 departed Falmouth for Spithead. This is perhaps a fine example of not believing everything the papers say ie whilst they rightly note she departed Falmouth and for the Eastward, but they advise that she was sailing for Plymouth, whereas her arrival at Spithead on the following day suggests something a little different, although it could be, perhaps, that she stopped briefly at Plymouth, before continuing her passage to Portsmouth, but no note from Plymouth regarding her brief call.

31 Aug 1801 arrived Spithead the Thalia, armed en flute, from the Westward.

23 Oct 1801 departed Spithead the Thalia, armed en flute, for Cowes to embark troops.

24 Sep 1802 this morning arrived Spithead the Andromeda, 36, Captain Fielding, from Martinico. She departed from Port Royal the 21st of August, where she left the Excellent, Commodore Stopford ; Severn, Captain Barker ; the Castor, Venus, and Thalia frigates ; and Drake sloop of war.

5 Jan 1803 when the Falmouth packet Leicester arrived at Barbadoes, the Blenheim, Centaur, Excellent, Thalia, Gauchapin, and schooner Netley were lying there.

8 Jan 1803 per letter from the Centaur at Barbadoes, the Blenheim, Excellent, Heureux, Thalia, Asp, and Netley were lying here. The deaths of Lieuts Bruce and Withers of the Emerald, and Lieut Grindall of the Castor, have recently taken place. The latter has departed for Antigua, from whence she'll depart for England.

23 Apr 1803 arrived Spithead from Antigua with the 39th Regt, in a passage of 27 days ; spoke to the Andomache, Capt Laurie, bound from Halifax to Antigua, to take the 6th West India Regt to the former place.

29 Apr 1803 departed Spithead to be paid off.

1 May 1803 arrived in the Downs, from the Westward, and sailed through to the Northward.

May 1805 Nore.

29 Oct 1807 captured the French privateer Requin on the Home station.

20 May 1812 Polyphemus, Thalia and Reindeer departed from Negril bay, Jamaica with a large convoy, the former as far as Cape Antonio. Escaped attack by a US squadron. Much of the convoy is understood to have subsquently been dispersed in a hurricane.

Deal 23 Jul 1812 arrived with a convoy from the West Indies and gone for the River.

Portsmouth 23 Jul 1812 Passed by with the Jamaica convoy for the Downs.

Deal 26 Jul 1812 departed for the River.