Winchelsea, 1764
Type: 5th rate, frigate ; Armament 32
Launched at Sheerness in 1764 ; Disposal date or year : 1814
Tons (BM) : 679
Notes:

Portsmouth 24 Apr 1785 departed for Newfoundland.

Portsmouth 2 Nov 1785 arrived from Newfoundland.

Portsmouth 4 Dec 1785 Has come into harbour to be paid off.

2 Feb 1794 Vice-admiral Sir John Jervis departed from Barbadoes with a fleet, including the nnnnn, for Martinique. Seamen from many of the ships played an important role in moving heavy guns over difficult terrain and in the various assaults required to subdue the Island. Elements from the fleet then went on to take Sainte-Lucie, Guadeloupe, and other islands, in subsequent months.

March and April 1794, operations at the Islands of Martinique, St. Lucia, and Guadaloupe.

5 Jun - 3 Jul 1794 the arrival of a French squadron in the resulted in a number of movements and operations by the ships Boyne, Veteran, Winchelsea, Nautilus, Vanguard, Vengeance, Solebay and Winchelsea.

1 Jan 1799 at Portsmouth, to refit.

Circa Feb 1800 Captain Hatley appointed to the troop ship Winchelsea, armed en flut�.

15 Mar 1800 Portsmouth, departed with the Camilla, with a convoy for Newfoundland.

1 - 2 May 1800 prize money resulting from the operations at the Islands of Martinique, St. Lucia, and Guadaloupe due for payment.

9 May 1800 Portsmouth, departed the Winchelsea, Blonde, and Cyclops, for Ireland.

3 Jun 1800 joined the Impetueux, at Quiberon bay and the Morbihan to aid the royalists.

8 Mar to 2 Sep 1801 Services off the coast of Egypt.

23 Dec 1801 arrived at the Motherbank anchorage, off Ryde, IoW, where ships from abroad, in this case from Malta and Egypt, for Portsmouth, were put in quarantine.

30 Dec 1801 arrived Spithead from the Motherbank, the Dolphin, Winchelsea, and the Druid, armed en flute, and disembarked the 28th and 42nd Regts., who marched into barracks at Hilsea.

Circa 26 Dec 1801 Mr. Edmondson, Purser of the Winchelsea, apptd to the Fortitude.

4 Jan 1802 remains at Spithead, Capt Hatley.

Circa 28 Jan 1802 embarked the 2nd batt of the 85th regt on board the Winchelsea and Druid, for Jamaica.

11 Feb 1802 departed Spithead, the Winchelsea, Capt Hatley, and the Druid, Capt Ross, both armed en flute, for Jamaica.

26 Mar 1802 arrived Basseterre from Martinique, and reports that the Trent, Winchelsea and Dryad, arrived Martinique prior to the departure of the Gait�.

1 Jul 1802 arrived Spithead the Winchelsea, armed en flute, Capt Hatley, in 43 days, from Jamaica, with invalided sailors and soldiers.

8 Jul 1802 Marine W. Davies was court martialled for disobedience of orders, and contempt to a superior officer, Capt Hatley, and striking him whilst in the execution of his office, and having been found guilty Davies was sentenced to death. The Hampshire Chronicle of 26 Jul reports that a reprieve was received for him at Sheerness on Friday last.

11 Jul 1802 departed Spithead for Woolwich, to be paid off.

Circa 16-23 Jul 1802 arrived Sheerness.

24 Feb 1803 a man by the name of Cook is reported to have been drunk when he jumped overboard and drowned.

2 Mar 1803 has been fitted out for the reception of Royal Marines for Sheerness Dockyard.

6 Oct 1803 the Winchelsea, which has been used as a receiving ship at Sheerness is ordered to be fitted for sea.

21 Nov 1803 a Court Martial was held on board the Winchelsea, in the harbour at Sheerness, to try a case which had excited much interest. Lieut Alexander Forsyth, and Patrick Archbold, private marine, both of armed ship Buffalo, the former for making use of scandalous expressions tending to injure the character of Lieut Charles Ingles, also of the Buffalo, and for threatening to confine the said Lt C Ingles ; and the latter for riotous conduct and mutinous expressions uttered against the said Lt C Ingles, whilst the Buffalo was lying in Sydney Cove, Port Jackson, NSW. In concluding the court found the charges against Lt Forsyth in part proved, but due to good conduct &c., when on board the Haerlem, and other circumstances did adjudge him only to be reprimanded and put at the bottom of the Lieutenants List, during the pleasure of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, and that Archbold, being guilty of a breach of the Second Article of War, but in consideration of his long confinement do admonish him to be more circumspect in his future conduct.

May 1805 Leith Roads.

1805 Convict Ship.