Thrasher, 1804
Type: Gun Brig ; Armament 14
Purchased : Jun 1804 ;
Disposal date or year : 1814
BM 184 tons ;
Notes:

Late mercantile Adamant, built 1804 by Warren at Brightlingsea.

Jul 1804 commissioned.

Circa 1 Sep 1804 Lieut Wm Chester apptd in command of the Thrasher gun brig, at Portsmouth, Hampshire Telegraph.

May 1805 Downs Station.

Yarmouth 20 Jan 1811 arrived from Heligoland, and departed for the Nore.

Yarmouth 10 Sep 1811 departed to the westward.

Yarmouth 23 Jan 1812 arrived from Heligoland.

Yarmouth 6 Feb 1812 Remains.

Jun-Jul 1812 in company with the Britomart detained 3 merchant vessels : Le Nevev ? ; Vrew Anna ; and Yonge Amie : but prize money resulting from this couldn't be paid until 1 May 1835, when a dividend from the estate of the bankrupt agent Henry Abbott became available : no doubt one of the many fraudsters who ripped off matelots in those days : both officers and ratings being fair game. Names of ships are best guess due to poor print.

Yarmouth 27 Oct 1812 departed to Heligoland.

Yarmouth 3 Dec 1813 Remains.

Yarmouth 6 Dec 1813 departed with a convoy of transports containing troops for the Roompot Channel. Six Dutch schuyts with arms ammunition and accoutrements departed at the same time.

Yarmouth 16 Jun 1814 arrived from Hamburgh, with VIPs and dispatches.