Vixen, 1801
Type: Gun Brig ; Armament 14
Disposal date or year : 1815
Notes:

15 Jul 1801 departed Spithead last night with a convoy for the Downs.

16 Jul 1801 arrived in the Downs with the Snipe and their convoy, from Portsmouth, the convoy now sailed for the River, the Snipe and Vixen remain in the Downs.

9 Nov 1801 arrived in the Downs from a cruise.

10 Nov 1801 departed the Downs for Sheerness.

15 Feb 1802 departed the Downs on a cruise.

17 Feb 1802 arrived in the Downs from a cruise.

22 Feb 1802 departed the Downs on a cruise, in company with the Eugenie and Gannet.

11 Mar 1802 remains in the Downs with the St Albans, &c..

16 Mar 1802 departed the Downs, the Vixen, Lt Baker, on a cruise.

6 Apr 1802 remains in the Downs the St Albans, 74 ; Amazon, frigate ; Hound, sloop ; Conflict, Monkey, and Vixen gun-vessels ; and Ranger, store-brig.

12 Apr 1802 departed the Downs on a cruise.

15 Apr 1802 arrived in the Downs.

20 Apr 1802 Adm Lutwidge struck his flag yesterday evening, and this morning the St Albans departed the Downs for Chatham, to be paid off, and the Amazon, frigate ; Eugenie, sloop ; Conflict, Monkey, and Vixen gun-vessels remain.

23 Apr 1802 departed the Downs on a cruise.

6 May 1802 recently arrived in the Downs.

7 May 1802 arrived Sheerness, from the Downs.

10 May 1802 departed Sheerness on a cruise.

16 May 1802 remain in the Downs the frigates Amazon, and Phoebe ; sloop Eugenie, brig Anacreon ; and gun brigs Monkey, Vixen and Conflict.

4 Jun 1802 departed the Downs for a cruise.

15 Jun 1802 arrived in the Downs from a cruise.

17 Jun 1802 remains in the Downs the Anacreon with the Vixen and Conflict.

20 Jun 1802 departed the Downs for Sheerness.

22 Jun 1802 arrived Sheerness from the Downs.

30 Aug 1802 remained in the Downs with the Immortalite, Camel, and Vixen.

2 Sep 1802 departed the Downs, the Vixen, Lt Brown, on a cruise.

4 Sep 1802 arrived in the Downs, the Vixen, Lt Brown.

15 Sep 1802 remains in the Downs.

4 Oct 1802 arrived in the Downs from a cruise.

5 Oct 1802 departed the Downs with a convoy for the Westward.

8 Oct 1802 returned to the Downs with most of her accompanying vessels due to strong contrary winds.

1 Nov 1802 departed the Downs for Sheerness.

9 Nov 1802 arrived in the Downs from a cruise.

12 Nov 1802 departed the Downs on a cruise.

26 Nov 1802 remains in the Downs with the Immortalite, Topaze, Jamaica frigates ; Arrow and Bittern sloops ; Snipe, Vixen, and Bloodhound gun brigs.

1 Dec 1802 departed the Downs for Sheerness.

3 Dec 1802 arrived Sheerness.

10 Dec 1802 arrived in the Downs, from Sheerness.

13 Dec 1802 departed the Downs on a cruise.

26 Dec 1802 arrived in the Downs from a cruise.

2 Jan 1803 departed the Downs on a cruise.

2 Feb 1803 remains in the Downs.

21 Feb 1803 arrived Dartmouth from a cruise with the smuggling cutter Hope, with 144 casks of spirits ; the Friendship, smuggling sloop, with 130 casks of spirits ; and the Fox smuggling lugger, with 350 ankers of spirits.

18 Mar 1803 arrived in the Downs from Dartmouth.

30 Apr 1803 departed the downs on a cruise.

6 May 1803 departed the Downs on a cruise.

13 May 1803 remained in the Downs the Gelykheid, Minerva, Jalouse, Lynx, Vixen, Locust, and Stag revenue cutter.

21 May 1803 the Vixen has taken and sent into Dover, the Freya, Capt Fiords, from Ceuta, with wine and brandy for Amsterdam.

8 Jun 1803 remain in the Downs, the frigates Leda and Hydra ; the gun brig Vixen ; revenue cutters Stag and Swallow, the latter just arrived from the squadron off Goree.

13 Jun 1803 departed the Downs on a cruise.

14 Jun 1803 ship's boats capture a French brig and schooner from off the French coast.

16 Jun 1803 last night at 7 p.m. arrived Dover the French vessel Inabordable, one of several vessels captured by the Jalouse and Cruiser &c., on the 14th.

16 Jun 1803 arrived Deal last night, the frigate Immortalite, the sloops Jalouse, and Cruiser, and the gun brig Vixen, from the French coast, from a cruise, per the last 2 items.

26 Aug 1803 the Raisonable, Capt Hotham ; and Jackall, and Vixen, gun brigs, arrived in the Downs from a cruise off Goree.

31 Oct 1803 arrived in the Downs from the Northward.

2 Nov 1803 remain in the Downs the Monarch, Right Hon Adm Lord Keith ; Utrecht, R.-Adm Montague, Capt Loring ; Amaranthe, Capt Bays ; Merlin ; and Lynx, sloops ; Perseus, Capt Melhuish, bomb ; Milbrook, schooner, Lieut Starck ; Minx, Lieut Manchison, and Vixen, Lieut Brown, gun brigs.

7 Nov 1803 arrived off Brixham, the Mermaid, Capt Collis, and Nemesis, Capt Somerville, with the Vixen gun brig, from a long cruise, and remains. A northerly gale is blowing, accompanied by heavy rain.

17 Nov 1803 the Vixen has been repaired and will sail in a day or so.

8 Dec 1803 captured the French lugger privateer Lionnais on the Home station.

14 Dec 1803 landed at N Yarmouth the 22 men from the French lugger privateer, recently captured in the North Sea [Ed I take it that this was the Lionnais?].

May 1805 Sheerness, refitting.

20 Jan 1811 departed N. Yarmouth for the Nore.

11 Apr 1811 arrived N. Yarmouth and departed for the Baltic.

29 May 1811 arrived N. Yarmouth from Heligoland, with convoy.

30 May 1811 Remains N. Yarmouth.

7 Jul 1811 Has a signal flying at N. Yarmouth for convoy for the Baltic.

18 Aug 1811 arrived N. Yarmouth from the northward.

8 Sep 1811 departed N. Yarmouth on a cruise.

17 Sep 1811 arrived N. Yarmouth.

29 Sep 1811 Remains N. Yarmouth.

7 Oct 1811 Remains N. Yarmouth.

14 Oct 1811 arrived N. Yarmouth from the river.

16 Oct 1811 departed N. Yarmouth on a cruise.

10 Nov 1811 Has departed N. Yarmouth for the protection of the convoy recently dispersed in the North sea.

28 Nov 1811 arrived N. Yarmouth from Heligoland.

8 Dec 1811 departed N. Yarmouth on a cruise.

1 Jan 1812 arrived N. Yarmouth from a cruise off the Dogger, where she fell in with a ship which in the late gales carried away her masts, laden with timber and deals.

5 Jan 1812 departed N. Yarmouth to the westward.

15 Jan 1812 arrived N. Yarmouth from the northward.

16 Jan 1812 departed N. Yarmouth to the westward.

13 Feb 1812 arrived Portsmouth from the Nore.

20 Apr 1812 arrived N. Yarmouth from the Humber.

7 Jul 1812 arrived N. Yarmouth from a cruise off the Dogger Bank.

27 Aug 1812 departed Wingo Sound with the Baltic convoy, and parted company from the convoy with those ships bound for Hull.

3 Nov 1812 arrived N. Yarmouth from the Baltic, experiencing a tremendous gale on her passage home, which did the vessel considerable damage.

25 Dec 1812 arrived N. Yarmouth from Harwich.

29 Jun 1813 departed Deal this morning with a convoy of transports with troops and ordnance stores for the Baltic.

8 Aug 1813 remains in the N. Yarmouth roads.

9 Sep 1813 arrived N. Yarmouth from Gottenburgh (2 Sep).

7 Nov 1813 arrived N. Yarmouth from a cruise.

16 Jul 1814 arrived Elsineur with a convoy and returned on the 13th.

2 Nov 1814 passed by N. Yarmouth with a convoy from the Baltic.

30 Nov 1814 Remains Deal.