William, 1798
Type: Storeship ; late Gun Brig ; Armament 22 carronades
Purchased by Government in 1798 ;
Disposal date or year : 11 Nov 1807
Disposal Details : Lost in the Gut of Canso, Nova Scotia ; crew saved. Commanding Officer Master John Foxton.
Notes:

1 Jan 1799 Capt. J. P. Robinson. At Sheerness.

26 Aug 1801 departed Spithead the Triumph, Solebay, Hind, and Prevoyante and William storeships, and with about 120 sail of merchantmen and transports under convoy, for Gibraltar, Minorca, Malta, and Egypt.

1 Sep 1801 passed by Falmouth to the Westward with the Triumph and a convoy for Oporto, Lisbon and the Mediterranean, which was joined by the Pandora, along with a number of merchant vessels which had been waiting at Falmouth.

2 Sep 1801 passed up the Channel by Plymouth Sound for Torbay, presumably to shelter from bad weather.

3 Sep 1801 arrived Torbay with accompanying ships and other vessels, the wind apparently getting up, since other vessels and convoys also appear to be coming in to use this sheltered bay, from what appears to be a steadily increasing S.W. blow, accompanied by rain.

11 Sep 1801 passed by Plymouth to the westward, the large East-India, Straits, and Newfoundland fleets, outward-bound, under convoy of the Triumph, and Alcmene, with a fine breeze at S. E.

3 May 1802 departed Sheerness for the River.

26 Aug 1802 arrived Spithead.

28 Sep 1802 arrived in the Downs from the Northward, bound for Portsmouth.

24 Nov 1802 passed through the Downs from Portsmouth to the River.

24 Mar 1803 remain at the Nore the Albion, Antelope, Fortune, Caroline, Sylph, and store ship William.

3 Aug 1803 the Pandour, armed en flute, Capt Shortland ; the Pegasus, armed en flute, Capt Pengelly ; and the store-ships Abundance, W Price, master, and William, T. Brown, master ; arrived Spithead with a large convoy from the Mediterranean. The Tourterelle, Capt Simpson, which accompanied the convoy, has departed for Cork with several transports.

Circa 17 Sep 1803 H Duncan, Master, apptd to the William store ship, vice T Brown, Master.

18 Sep 1803 departed the Downs for the westwards the armed transport William.

24 Sep 1803 arrived Spithead the William, store ship, W. Brown, Master, from the Downs, en route for Malta.

4 Oct 1803 the Excellent, Amazon, Jalouse, and William store ship, sailed past Plymouth, with their convoy for the Mediterranean.

10 Jun 1804 departed Spithead, the Ambuscade, Capt Durban, Prevoyante, William, store ships, with a convoy on 59 vessels for the Mediterranean. Capt Durban has been instructed to survey the Coast of Egypt.

Jun 1804 joined the Wasp off Falmouth with 16 vessels for Lisbon and Oporto, and a ship bound for the Bay of Honduras.

25 Jun 1804 arrived off Cape Finisterre where the ship bound for the Bay of Honduras parted company.

28 Jun 1804 the Wasp parted company off Oporto with the vessels for Oporto and Lisbon, and the Ambuscade pursued her course for the Mediterranean.

2 Aug 1804 arrived Spithead, from Woolwich, bound for the Mediterranean.

25 Aug 1804 departed Spithead the Hydra, frigate, and the William, store ship, with a convoy for the Mediterranean.

19 Apr 1805 to Gibraltar