HMS Vesuve

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Vesuve, 1795
Type: gun brig ; Armament 3
Taken : 3 Jul 1795 ;
Disposal date or year : 1803
BM: 160 bm
Notes:

3 Jul 1795 captured with a number of other vessels off St.-Malo and was taken into the Service retaining the same name.

12 Mar 1801 arrived Sheerness La Vesuve, gun brig, Lt Crispin, from Yarmouth.

21 Apr 1801 departed N. Yarmouth this morning a squadron for the Baltic under the command of Adm. Totty in the Zealous, with the Powerful, Vengeance, 74s ; Ruby, 64 ; Alkmaar, Hospital Ship ; Pomone, frigate ; Vesuve, Wrangler, Ready, Safeguard, Pincher, Eclipse, Boxer, Plumper, Griper, Adder and Cracker gun vessels ; Drake, cutter ; Prince William, hired armed ship.

19 Jul 1801 arrived N. Yarmouth with the Baltic fleet under the command of Adm Graves ; for the make up of the much reduced fleet click on : Defiance, flag ship.

20 Jul 1801 The fleet under the command of R.-Adm. Sir Thomas Graves, which arrived yesterday evening from the Baltic, departed N. Yarmouth today, supposed for a cruise off Holland : for the revised make up of the fleet click on Polyphemus.

23 Jul 1801 arrived N. Yarmouth Adm Dickson's squadron from a cruise off Goree, which included the following vessels : Blenheim, flag ship ; Assistance, Prince of Orange, and Ruby, ships of the line ; Alecto, fire-ship ; Adder, gun-ship ; Vesuve, gun-brig ; Speculator, lugger.

2 Aug 1801 departed N. Yarmouth the gun brigs Vesuve and Safeguard, on a cruise.

9 Aug 1801 arrived N. Yarmouth the Jane, and Speculator, luggers ; Griffin, Diligence, Hazard, Fox, Phoenix and Liberty cutters ; Vesuve, gun brig.

27 Sep 1801 departed N. Yarmouth, the Vesuve and Squirrel, on a cruise.

11 Mar 1802 remains in N. Yarmouth harbour.

9 Apr 1802 departed N. Yarmouth on a cruise.

10 Apr 1802 arrived N. Yarmouth from a cruise.

15 Apr 1802 has been paid off at Sheerness and her crew discharged to shore.

1 Dec 1802 notice is given that the Vesuve Gun-Vessel, Copper-bottomed and Copper Braces and Pintles, lying at Sheerness, has been put up for sale.