Naval History - Vessels described as In Commission - May 1805


 
Index
 
Vessels described as "In Commission" - May 1805
Ship       Type of Vessel       Purpose Station       Built      Previous Names If Taken: Date If Taken: Country of Origin
Abundance, 16 - Storeship  Mediterranean 1799


Acasta, 40 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Portsmouth 1797


L'Achille, 74 Third Rate
Plymouth, fitting 1798


Acron, 16 Brig
Straits of Gibraltar
L'Acron 1803 French
Active, 38 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Mediterranean 1799


Acute, 14, Gun-Brig
Downs Station 1804


Adamant, 50 Fourth Rate
Yarmouth Roads 1779


Æolus, 32 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Cruising, Channel 1801


Ætna, 8 Gun-Brig
Mediterranean Purchased 1803


Africaine, 38 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Irish Station
L'Africaine 1801 French
Agamemnon, 64 Third Rate
With Vice Admiral Sir John Orde   1781


Aggressor, 14 Gun-Brig
Nore 1801


Agincourt, 64 Third Rate
Channel Fleet 1796


L'Aigle, 36 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Cruising, Channel 1801


Aimable, 32 Frigate/Fifth Rate
North Sea
L'Aimable 1782 French
Aimwell, 14 Gun-Brig
Maldorr? River 1794


Ajax, 74 Third Rate
Channel Fleet 1798


Albatross, 18 Brig
East Indies 1794


Albicore, 18 Sloop
Guernsey Station 1789?


Albion, 74 Third Rate
East Indies 1802


Alcmene, 32 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Cruising, Channel 1794


Alert, 18, Sloop
Downs Purchased 1804


Alligator, 28 Frigate/Sixth Rate, en flute
Leeward Islands 1788


Alonzo, 16, Sloop
North Sea Purchased 1801


Amaranthe, 18 Brig
Nore 1804?


Amazon, 38 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Mediterranean 1799


Ambuscade, 32 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Mediterranean 1794, Reduced 1803


Amelia, 38 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Leeward Island Station
Proserbine? 1795 French
Amethyst, 36 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Cruising of the Texel 1799


Amphion, 32 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Mediterranean 1798


Amsterdam, 32 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Leeward Island Station
Proserpine 1804 Dutch
Anacreon 16 Sloop
Downs Station 1804


Anson, 40 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Mediterranean 1781, Reduced 1794


Ant, 8 Brig
Channel Purchased 1798


Antelope, 50 Fourth Rate
Yarmouth Roads 1802


Arab, 20, Gun-Brig
Downs Station Privateer purchased, 1805

French
Archer, 14 Gun-Brig
Downs Station 1801


Ardent, 64 Third Rate
Nore 1796


Arethusa, 38 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Deptford, fitting 1781


Argo, 44 Fourth Rate
Debtford, fitting 1781


Argonaut, 64, - Hospital Ship Chatham

1782 French
Argus, 16 Gun-Brig
Irish Station Privateer Purchased L'Argus 1799 French
Ariadne, 20 Frigate/Sixth Rate
Downs Station 1797


Assault, 14, Gun-Brig, Sliding-Keel
Channel -


Astrea, 32 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Deptford, fitting 1781


Atalante, 16 Sloop
On a cruise westward

1797 French
Atheniene, 64, Third Rate
East Indies
L'Atheniene 1800 French
Atlas, '74 Third Rate
With Rear Admiral Cochrane 1782, Reduced 1802


Attack, 14, Gun-Brig
Downs Station 1804


Aurora, 28 Frigate/Sixth Rate
Convoy to Bermuda (17 March) 1778


Autumn, 16, Sloop
Off Boulogne Purchaced 1803


Avenger, 18, Sloop
Convoy to Mediterranean, 8 March 1804


Avon, 16, Sloop
Plymouth, Fitting 1804


Bacchante, 20, Frigate/Sixth Rate
Jamaica Station

1803 French
Ballahou, 4 Schooner
Halifax Station 1804


Baraconta, Schooner
Halifax Station 1804


Barbadoes, 28, Frigate/Sixth Rate
Leeward Islands (presented by inhab of Barbadoes 1803 Braave
French
Barfleur, 98 Second Rate
Channel Fleet 1762


Basilisk, 14, Gun-Brig
Downs Station 1801


Beagle,18, Sloop
With Vice Admiral Sir John Orde 1804


Beaulieu, 38 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Leeward Island Station 1791


Beaver, 18, Sloop
North Sea 1795


Belina, Tender
Liverpool Station -


Bellerophon, 74 Third Rate
Channel Fleet 1786


Bellinqueux, 64 Third Rate
Nore 1780


Bellisle, 74, Third Rate
Mediterranean
Le Formidable 1795 French
Berbice, Schooner
Leeward Island Station



Biter, 14, Gun-Brig
Off Boulogne 1804


Bittern, 18, Sloop
Mediterranean 1796


Blancife, 36 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Jamaica Station 1801


Blazer, 14, Gun Grig
Downs Station 1804


Blenheim, 74 Third Rate
Spithead for East Ind. Built 1761, Reduced 1801


Blenheim, 74 Third Rate
Spithead for East Indies Built 1761, Reduced 1801


Boadicea, 38 Frigate/Fifth Rate
North Sea 1797


Bonetia, 16, Sloop
Cruising, Channel Purchased 1803


Borer, 14, Gun Brig
North Sea -


Boxer, 14, Gun Brig, Sliding-Keel
Spithead -


Brillian, 28 Frigate/Sixth Rate
Irish Station 1777


Brisk, 18, Sloop
Fitting 1805


Britannia, 100 First Rate
Channel Fleet 1762


Britannia, 100 First Rate
Channel Fleet 1762


Broderschap, 18 - Floating Battery    Sheerness

1799 Dutch
Bruiser, 14, Gun Brig
Downs Station 1804


Buckingham, 64, - Prison Ship Gillingham 1774


Buffalo, 12, - Storeship New South Wales 1797


Busy, 18, Brig
Leeward Island Station 1797


Calcutta, 50 Fourth Rate
Portsmouth Purchased 1795


Calypso, 18, Sloop
Nore 1805


Cambrian, 38 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Halifax Station 1797


Camel, 40, - Storeship Mediterranean Purchased 1781


Cameleon, 18, Brig, Built of fir
Mediterranean 1795


Camilla, 20 Frigate/Sixth Rate
Convoy to Newfoundland 19 March 1776


Canopus, 80, Third Rate
Mediterranean
Franklin 1798 French
Canopus, 80, Third Rate
Mediterranean
Franklin 1798 French
Capelin, 4, Schooner
Halifax Station 1804


Caroline, 38 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Convoy to China 1795


Carysfort, 28 Frigate/Sixth Rate
Antigua 1767


Castor, 32 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Sheerness 1794


Caton, 64 - Hospital Ship Plymouth
Le Caton 1782 French
Censor, 14, Gun Brig
North Sea 1801


Centaur, 74 Third Rate
Leeward Islands 1797


Centaur, 74 Third Rate
Leeward Islands 1797


Cerberus, 32 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Cruising, Channel 1794


Ceres, 32, - Slop Ship Sheerness 1781


Cerf, 16 Sloop
Jamaica Station

1803 French
Chamption, 24 Frigate/Sixth Rate
Downs 1779


Charger, 14, Gun Brig
Downs Station 1801


Charwell, 18 Sloop
Spithead
L'Aurore 1801 French
Chatham, 8, Yacht
Chatham 1711


Chearly, 14, Gun Brig
Channel Fleet -


Chichester, 44 Fourth Rate
Downs 1785


Chiffonne, 36, Frigate/Fifth Rate
Spithead
La Chiffonne 1801 French
Childers, 16, Sloop
Mediterranean 1797


Circe, 32 Frigate/Fifth Rate
With Rear Admiral Cochrane 1804


Cleopatra, 32 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Halifax Station 1780


Clinker, 14, Gun Brig
Spithead 1804


Colossus, 74 Third Rate
Cawsand Bay 1803


Combatant, 20 Frigate/Sixth Rate
Nore 1804


Comet, 18, Sloop
Fitting Purchased 1804


Concorde, 36, Frigate/Fifth Rate
East Indies 1783

French
Confounder, 12, Gun Brig
Portsmouth, for Gibraltar 1805


Conqueror, 74 Third Rate
Mediterranean 1801


Conquest, 14, Gun Brig
Jersey Station 1794


Constance, 24, Frigate/Sixth Rate
North Sea
La Constance 1797 French
Constant, 14, Gun Brig
Downs Station 1801


Contest, 14, Gun Brig
Plymouth, fitting 1804


Cormorant, 16, Sloop
North Sea Purchased 1804


Corso, 16 Brig
Gravesend, to receive men

1796 Spanish
Courageux, 74 Third Rate
Cawsand Bay 1800


Cracker, 14, Gun Brig
Spithead 1804


Crescent, 36 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Channel 1784


Cruizer, 18, Sloop
Sheerness 1781


Culloden, 74 Third Rate
East Indies 1783


Culloden, 74 Third Rate
East Indies 1783


Curieux, 16, Gun Brig
Leeward Island Station
Le Curieux 1804 French
Curlew, 16 Gun Brig
Convoy to Newfoundland 19 March Purchased 1803


Cyane, 18, Sloop
Leeward Islands 1796


Cyclops, 28, Frigate/Sixth Rate, en flute
Portsmouth, refitting 1779


Cygnet, 18, Sloop
Downs Station 1804


D'ligence, 14 - Storeship To Mediterranean 16 Feb


French
Daring, 14, Gun Brig
Cruising, Channel 1804


Dart, 18, (Carries 30 guns) Sloop
Chatham, refitting 1796


Dasher, 16 Sloop
East Indies 1797


Dauntless, 20 Frigate/Sixth Rate
Nore 1804


Davestation, 8, Bomb
Downs Purchased 1804


Decade, 36, Frigate/Fifth Rate
To Mediterranean 22 March
La Decade 1798 French
Decouvert, 4, Schooner
Halifax Station 1804


Dedaigneuse, 36, Frigate/Fifth Rate
East Indies
La Dedaigneuse 1801 French
Defence, 74, Third Rate
With Vice Admiral Sir John Orde 1769


Defender, 14, Gun Brig
Spithead 1804


Defiance, 74 Third Rate
Channel Fleet 1783


Deptford, 12, Tender
River Thames 1788


Desiree, 36, Frigate/Fifth Rate
Jamaica Station
La Desiree 1800 French
Desperante, Schooner
Leeward Islands

1788
Desperate, 14, Gun Brig
Chatham, Fitting 1805


Dexterous, 14, Gun Brig
To Gibraltar 19 April 1805


Diadem, 64 Third Rate
Channel Fleet 1782


Diamond Rock, 16, Sloop
Diamond Rock, Martinique

1803 French
Diamond, 38 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Channel, cruising 1794


Diana, 38 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Jamaica Statioin 1794


Diligance, 16, Sloop
North Sea Convoy Purchased 1801


Diomede, 50 Fourth Rate
Downs 1798


Discovery, 12, Bomb
Downs Station Purchased 1790


Dispatch, 18, Brig
Plymouth Sound 1804


Dolphin, 44, - Storeship Cruising, Channel 1781


Donnegal, 80, Third Rate
Mediterranean
Le Hoche 1798 French
Dorset, 10, Yacht
Dublin 1753


Dragon, 74 Third Rate
To Mediterranean 19 April 1798


Drake, 16, Sloop
Convoy to West Indies, 23 March Purchased 1805


Dreadnought, 98 Second Rate
Off Ferrol 1801


Dreadnought, 98 Second Rate
Off Ferrol 1801


Driver, 16, Sloop
Bahamas 1796


Druid, 32 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Deptford, fitting 1783


Dryad, 36 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Cork to Madeira 27 Jan Reduced 1795


Eagle, 74 Third Rate
With Rear Admiral Cochrane 1804


Echo, 16, Sloop
Jamaica Station 1797


Éclair, 10 Schooner
Leeward Islands
L'Éclair
French
Eclipse, 14, Gun Brig
Channel 1804


Egyptienne, 40, Frigate/Fifth Rate
Off Ferol
L'Egyptienne 1801 French
Elephant, 74 Third Rate
Chatham 1786


Eling, 14, Schooner
Plymouth 1796


Eliza & Jane, Tender
Dublin? -


Eliza, Tender
Shields -


Elk, 18, Sloop
Cork to West Indies 27 Jan 1804


Emerald, 36 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Portsmouth 1795


Endymion, 40 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Portsmouth, refitting 1797


Enterprise, 28, - Receiving Ship Tower, to receive men 1774


Entreprenante Cutter
Channel -

French
Epervier, 16 Brig
Leeward Island Station
L'Epervier 1803 French
Eruption, Fire Vessel
Woolwich, fitting -


Escort, 14, Gun Brig
North Sea 1801


Espiegle, 16, Sloop
Convoy to and from Ireland Purchased 1804 L'Espiegle

Espoir, 18, Sloop
To East Indies 11 March 1804 L'Espoir

Ethalion, 36 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Convoy to West Indies 20 April 1802


Eugenie, 16, Sloop
Africa Purchased 1804


Europe, 64, - Prison Ship Plymouth 1766


Eurus, 32 Frigate/Fifth Rate, en flute
Irish Station
Zephyr 1796 Dutch
Euryalus, 36 Frigate/Fifth Rate
With Vice Admiral Sir John Orde 1803


Eurydice, 24 Frigate/Sixth Rate
Portsmouth 1781


Excellent, 74 Third Rate
Mediterranean 1787


Experiment, 44, - Hospital Ship Portsmouth 1784


Explosion, 12, Bomb
Downs Purchased 1797


Express, 6, Tender
Trinidad 1801


Fairy, 16, [ Sloop
Jamaica Station 1778


Falcon, 16, Sloop
Off Havre 1801


Favourite, Tender
Chester -


Favourite, 18, Sloop
Cork, for West Indies 1794


Felix, 14, Gun Brig
Channel Privateer Purchased 1804

French
Ferretter, 14, Gun Brig
North Sea 1801


Fervent, 12, Gun Brig
To Gibraltar 19 April 1805


Firm, 14, Gun Brig
Downs Station 1804


Fisgard, 38 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Mediterranean
La Resistance 1797
Flamer, 14, Gun Brig
Off Boulogne 1804


Fleche, 16, Sloop
Irish Station
La Fleche
French
Fly, 18, Sloop
Jamaica Station 1804


Flying Fish, 12, Schooner
Jamaica Station

1803
Fortunee, 36 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Jamaica Station 1800


Foudroyant, 80 Third Rate
Channel Fleet 1798


Foudroyant, 80 Third Rate
Channel Fleet 1798


Fox, Schooner
Channel -


Fox, 32 Frigate/Fifth Rate
East Indies 1780


Franchise, 36, Frigate/Fifth Rate
Jamaica Station
La Franchise 1803 French
Friendship, Tender
Liverpool -


Furious, 14, Gun Brig
Downs Station 1804


Fury, 12, Bomb
Downs Station 1790?


Galatea, 32 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Leeward Island Station 1794


Galgo, 16, Sloop
North Sea Purchased -


Gallant, 14, Gun Brig
Downs Station Purchased 1804


Gannet, 16, Brig
Channel -


Gauchapin, 16 Brig
Leeward Islands 1800

French
Genereux, 74 - Prison Ship Plymouth

1800 French
Gipsy, 10, Tender
Jamaica Station -



Gladiator, 44, - Receiving Ship Portsmouth

1785
Gladiator, 44, - Receiving Ship Portsmouth

1785
Glory, 98 Second Rate
Off Cadiz 1780


Glory, 98 Second Rate
Off Cadiz 1780


Goelan, 16 Sloop
Jamaica Station

1803 French
Goliath, 74 Third Rate
Channel Fleet 1781


Gorgon, 44 - Floating Battery River Shannon 1784


Grampus, 50 Fourth Rate
Convoy to China 1803


Grenada, 10 Schooner
Grenada Presented by the Inhabitants of Grenada Harmonie 1804 French
Greyhound, 32 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Spithead, for East Indies 1784


Griper, 14, Gun Brig
Downs Station 1804


Grouper, 4, Schooner
Halifax Station 1804


Growler, 14, Gun Brig
Channel 1804


Hardy, 14, Gun Brig
Spithead Purchased 1804


Harpy, 18 Brig
Downs Station 1796


Harrier, 16 Sloop, Built of Fir
To East Indies 24 Dec 1804


Haughty, 14, Gun Brig
Spithead 1804


Hawke, 19 Sloop
Missing Privateer Purchased - 1803 Atalante
French
Hazard, 18, Sloop
Cruising, Channel 1794


Hebe, 32, Frigate/Fifth Rate, Built of Fir
Downs 1805


Hecate, 14 Gun Brig, Sliding Keel
Nore -


Hecla, 12, Bomb
Spithead Purchased 1798


Helder, 36 - Guard Ship, Floating Battery River Humber
Ambuscade 1799 Dutch
Helena, 18, Sloop
Convoy to Madeira 28 March 1804


Henreux, 24, Frigate/Sixth Rate
Leeward Islands Privateer Purchased 1800

French
Henry, 16, Sloop
River Thames Purchased 1804


Hercule, 74, Third Rate
Jamaica Station
L'Hercule 1798 French
Hermes, 16, Sloop
Downs Station Purchased 1803


Hero, 74 Third Rate
Channel Fleet 1803


Heron, 16, Sloop
Leeward Island Station Purchased 1804


Herring, 4, Schooner
Halifax Station 1804


Hibernia, 110 First Rate
Channel Fleet 1804


Hibernia, 110 First Rate
Channel Fleet



Hibernia, 110 First Rate
Channel Fleet 1804


Hindostan, 50, Fourth Rate, Built of Teak
To East Indies 8 March Purchased 1804


Hippomenes, 18, Sloop
Leeward Islands

1803 Dutch
Hirondelle, 16 Cutter
Mediterranean Purchased

French
Hound, 16, Sloop
Plymouth Purchased 1801


Hunter, 18, Brig
Jamaica Station 1801


Hyaena, 21 Frigate/Sixth Rate
Leeward Island Station 1804


Hydra, 38 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Mediterranean 1799


Illustrious, 74 Third Rate
Spithead, for Foreign Service 1803


Immortalite, 36, Frigate/Fifth Rate
On a cruise to the westward

1798 French
L'Impetueux, 80, Third Rate
Cawsand Bay
L'America 1794 French
Inconstant, 36 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Guernsey 1783


Indefatigable, 16, Armed Ship
Downs Station Purchased 1804


Indefatigable, 40 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Cruising, Channel 1784, Reduced 1794


Inflexible, 64 Third Rate
Yarmouth Roads 1780


Inflexible, 64 Third Rate
Yarmouth Roads 1780


Insolent, 14, Gun Brig,
Jersey Station
L'Arrogante 1795 French
Inspector, 16, Sloop
North Sea Purchased 1803


Iris, 32 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Nore 1783


Isis, 50 Fourth Rate
Spithead, for Newfoundland 1774


Isis, 50 50
Spithead, for Newfoundland 1774


Jackall, 14, Gun Brig
Downs Station 1801


Jalouse Brig
Mediterranean

1797 French
Jamaica, 24, Frigate/Sixth Rate
Downs Station
Percante 1796 French
James, Tender
Milford -


Jason, 32 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Convoy to West Indies 23 March 1804


Juno, 32 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Mediterranean 1780


Kingfisher, 18, Sloop
Leeward Island Station 1804


Kite, 18 Brig, Built of Fir
Channel 1795


Lady Nelson, - Storeship New South Wales Purchased 1800


Lancaster, 64 Third Rate
East Indies 1797


Lapwing, 28 Frigate/Sixth Rate
Convoy to Madeira 23 March 1785


Lark, 18, Sloop
Coast of Africa 1798


Latona, 38 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Plymouth Sound 1781


Leander, 50 Fourth Rate
Halifax Station 1780


Leda, 38 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Downs Station 1800


Leopard, 50 Fourth Rate
Dungeness and Boulogne 1790


Leopard, 50 Fourth Rate
Dungeness and Boulogne 1790


Leviathan, 74 Third Rate
Mediterranean 1790


Liberty, 16, Brig
Channel Fleet Purchased 1779


Lilly, 16, Sloop
To West Indies 17 Feb Purchased 1804


Lively, 38 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Spithead 1804


Locust, 14, Gun Brig
Sheerness. Refitting 1801


La Loire, 40 Gun Brig
On a cruise westward 1798


Lord Nelson, - Storeship East Indies Purchased 1800


Lucifer, 8, Bomb
Downs Station Purchased 1803


Lynx, 18, Sloop
Sheerness 1794


Mackrel, 4, Schooner
Newfoundland Station 1804


Madras, 50, - Guard Ship Malta Purchased 1795


Magicienne, 32, Frigate/Fifth Rate
Convoy to West Indies 17 Feb

1781 French
Magnanime, 40, - Receiving Ship Sheerness Blt SO Rd 1794


Majestic, 74 Third Rate
Yarmouth Roads 1785


Malabar, 30, Frigate/Fifth Rate, Built of Teak
Nore 1804


Malta, 84, Third Rate
Off Ferrol
Guillaume Tell 1800 French
Manly, 14, Gun Brig
Off Boulogne 1804


March, Tender
Cork Station -


Maria, Tender
Orkney and Shetland -


Mariner, 14, Gun Brig
Downs Station -


Mars, 74 Third Rate
Spithead, for foreign service 1794


Martin, 18, Sloop
With desptaches to the Mediterranean 18 April 1805


Mary, 10, Yacht
Deptford 1727


Mary, 1st, Tender
Leith Roads -


Mary, 2nd, Tender
Greenock -


Matilda, 24, - Hospital Ship Woolwich
Jacobin 1794 French
Matilda, 24, - Hospital Ship Woolwich
Jacobin 1794 French
Mediator, 36, Frigate/Fifth Rate, Built of Teak
Convoy to East Indies 17 Feb Purchased 1804


Medina, 10, Yacht
Isle of Wight 1702


Medusa, 32 Frigate/Fifth Rate
East Indies with Marquis Cornwallis 18 April 1801


Megæra, 16, - Fire Ship Cruising, Channel 1783


Melampus, 36 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Channel 1785


La Melpouréine, 38, Frigate/Fifth Rate
On a cruise to the westward

1794 French
Mercury, 28 Frigate/Sixth Rate
With Vice Admiral Sir John Orde 1780


Merlin. 16, Sloop
Spithead Purchased 1803


Mermaid, 32 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Jamaica Station 1785


Meteor, 8, Bomb
Cruising, Channel Purchased 1803


Milbrook, 14, Schooner
Channel Convoy 1797


Minotaur, 74 Third Rate
Spithead, for foreign service 1793


Minx, 14, Gun Brig
Downs Station 1801


Monarch, 74 Third Rate
Downs 1760


Monarch, 74 Third Rate
Downs 1760


Monkey, 14, Gun Brig
Downs Station 1801


Monmouth, 64 Third Rate
Yarmouth Roads 1796


Montague, 74 Third Rate
Off Ferrol 1779


Morgiana, 16 Sloop
Mediterranean
L'Actif 1800 French
Mosambique, 14, Schooner
Leeward Island Station -


Moselle, 18, Sloop
North Sea 1804


Mosquito, 18, Brig
North Sea 1804


Moucheron, 16 Brig
With sealed orders, 5 Feb Privateer Purchase
1802 French
Musette, 24 - Floating Battery River Yealme Privateer Purchase
1797 French
Naiad, 38 Frigate/Fifth Rate
On a cruise westward 1797


Namur, 74 Third Rate
Chatham, fitting 1759


Narcissus, 32 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Cork, for West Indies 1801


Nautilus, 18 Sloop
Channel Fleet 1804


Nelly, -, Schooner
Spithead -


Nemesis, 28 Frigate/Sixth Rate
Portsmouth, refitting Built 1780, Reduced 1796


Neptune, 98 Second Rate
Channel Fleet 1797


Netley, 14, Schooner
Spithead, for West Indies 1788


Nieuport, Gun Vessel
River Colne



Nimble, 14, Brig
Channel Purchased 1781


Nimrod, 18, Sloop
Leeward Island Station
L'Eoland 1799 French
Niobe, 38, Frigate/Fifth Rate
Cruising, Channel
Diane 1800 French
Northumberland, 74 Third Rate
In pursuit of the Rochefort Squadron 1798


Northumberland, 74 Third Rate
In pursuit of the Rochefort Squadron 1798


Orestes, 16, Sloop
Downs Station Purchased 1803


Orpheus, 32 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Cruising, Coast of Spain 1780


Osprey, 18 Sloop
Leeward Islands 1797


Otter, 18, Sloop
Chatham, fitting 1805


Pallas, 32, Frigate/Fifth Rate, Built of Fir
Plymouth, refitting 1804


Papillon, 16, Sloop
Jamaica Station

1803 French
Papillon, 16, Sloop
-
Sting
French
Pearl, 32, - Slop Ship Spithead 1762


Pégase, 74, - Prison Ship Portsmouth

1782 French
Pegasus, 28, en flute
Guard Ship Harwich



Pelican, 18, Brig
Plymouth, refitting 1795


Pelter, 14, Gun Brig
To Cork, 12 April 1804


Penelope, 36 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Off the Texel Reduced 1798


Penguin, 18 Brig
Jamaica Station
Comet 1795 Dutch
Peterell, 18, Sloop
Jamaica Station 1794


Phaëton, 38 Frigate/Fifth Rate
East Indies 1782


Pheasant, 18 Sloop
Leeward Island Station



Phœbe, 36 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Mediterranean 1795


Phœnix, 36 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Cruising, Channel 1783


Phosphorus, 4, Fireboat
Downs Station Purchased 1803?


Piercer, 14, Gun Brig
Downs Station -


Pigmy, 12 Cutter
Spithead
Mutine 1799 French
Pike, 4, Schooner
Halifax Station 1804


Pincher, 14, Gun Brig
Downs Station 1804


Pioneer, 14, Gun Brig
Plymouth, fitting 1804


Pique, 36, Frigate/Fifth Rate
Jamaica Station
Pallas 1800 French
Plantagenet, 74 Third Rate
Channel Fleet 1801


Plovey, 18, Sloop
Cruising, Channel 1796


Plumper, 14, Gun Brig
Deptford, fitting 1804


Pluto, 18, Sloop
Channel 1782


Plymouth, 8, Yacht
Plymouth 1755


Polyphemus, 64 Third Rate
With Vice Admiral Sir John Orde 1782


Pomona, 38 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Downs 1805


Porpoise, 16, - Storeship Sheerness, for New South Wales -


Port Mahon, 18, Brig
Jamaica Station 1799 Minorca

Portsmouth, 8, Yacht
Portsmouth 1749


Poulette, 20, Frigate/Sixth Rate
Portsmouth Private Purchase Foudroyant 1800 French
Prevoyante, 40, - Storeship Woolwich, Refitting

1795 French
Prince Frederick, 64 - Hospital Ship Plymouth
Revolution 1796 Dutch
Prince George, 98 Second Rate
Portsmouth 1772


Prince of Orange, Tender
River Thames -


Prince of Orange, 74, Third Rate
Channel Fleet
Washington 1799 Dutch
Prince of Wales, 98 Second Rate
Off Ferrol 1794


Prince of Wales, 98 Second Rate
Off Ferrol 1794


Prince, 98 Second Rate
Channel Fleet 1788


Princess August, 8, Yacht
Deptford 1710


Princess Charlotte, Schooner
Cruising, Channel -


Princess Charlotte, 38, Frigate/Fifth Rate
Jamaica Station
Junon 1799 French
Princess of Orange, 74, 3rd0
Channel Fleet
Washington 1799 Dutch
Princess Royal, 98 Second Rate
Portsmouth 1753


Princess, 28, - Guard Ship - Floating Battery Liverpool
Williamstadt 1795 Dutch
Proselyte, 24 Frigate/Sixth Rate
To West Indies 27 Jan Purchased 1804


Prospero, 8, Bomb
Downs Purchased 1803


Protector, 14, Gun-Brig
Sheerness, fitting 1805


Provo, Schooner
Leeward Island Station Purchased 1801


Puissant, 74, Third Rate
Spithead (sheer hulk)

1793 French
Queen, 98 Second Rate
To Mediterranean 19 April 1769


Queen, 98 Second Rate
To Mediterranean 19 April 1769


Racoon, 18 Brig, Built of Fir
Jamaica Station 1795


Railleur, 16, Sloop
Downs Station Purchased 1804


Raisonable, 64 Third Rate
Plymouth, refitting 1768


Rambler, 16, Sloop
Cruising, Channel 1797


Ramilies, 74 Third Rate
Channel Fleet 1801


Ranger, 16, Sloop
Spithead 1794


Rapid, 14, Gun Brig
Plymouth, fitting 1804


Rattler, 16, Sloop
Spithead 1795


Rattlesnake, 16, Sloop
East Indies 1799


Redbridge, 12, Schooner
Jamaica Station 1804


Regulus, 44 Fourth Rate
Portsmouth, refitting 1785


Reindeer, 16 Sloop, Built of Fir
Jamaica Station 1804


Renard, 14, Schooner
Mediterranean 1804


Renard, 18 Sloop
Jamaica Station

1803 French
Renommée, 38, Frigate/Fifth Rate
Nore 1796

French
Renown, 74 Third Rate
Mediterranean 1798


Repulse, 74 Third Rate
Off Ferrol 1803


Resistance, 38 Frigate/Fifth Rate
- -


Resolué, 36, - Slop Ship Plymouth

1798 French
Resolué, 36, - Slop Ship Plymouth

1798 French
Resolute, 12, Gun Brig
Sheerness, fitting 1803


Revenge, 74 Third Rate
Chatham, fitting 1805


Revolutionaire, 38, Frigate/Fifth Rate
Plymouth sound

1794 French
Rifleman, 14, Gun Brig
Downs Station Purchased 1804


Roebuck, 44 - Floating Battery Leith Roads 1774


Romulus, 36 - Floating Battery Off Harwich 1789


Rosario, 18 Sloop
Channel Privateer Purchase L'Hardi 1800 French
Rose, 18, Sloop
Plymouth, fitting 1804


Rose, A Cutter
Channel -


Rover, 16, Sloop
Fitting 1804


Royal Charlotte, 10, Yacht, Built of Fir
Deptford 1749


Royal Oak, 74, - Prison Ship Portsmouth 1769


Royal Sovereign, Yacht
Deptford 1804


Royal Sovereign, 100 First Rate
Mediterranean 1786


Royal William, 80, - Guard Ship Spithead Built 1719, Reduced 1757


Ruby, 64 Third Rate
With Vice admiral Sir John Orde 1776


Russel, 74 Third Rate
East Indies 1764


Safeguard, 14, Gun Brig
Cruising westward 1804


Sagesse, 20, Frigate/Sixth Rate
Portsmouth

1803 French
Salamander, Fire Vessel
Woolwich, fitting -


Salvador del Mundo, 112 - Receiving Ship Plymouth

1797? Spanish
Salvador del Mundo, 112 - Receiving Ship Plymouth

1797? Spanish
San Damaso, 74, - Prison Ship Portsmouth

1797 Spanish
San Josef, 112 First Rate
Channel Fleet

1797 Spanish
San Josef, 112, First Rate
Channel Fleet

1797 Spanish
San Nicolas, 74 - Prison Ship Plymouth

1797 Spanish
San Ysidro, 74 - Prison Ship Plymouth

1797 Spanish
Sandwich, 12, Cutter
Jamaica Station 1803


Sandwich, 90, - Prison Ship Chatham 1759


Santa Margarita, 36, Frigate/Fifth Rate
Channel, Cruising

1779 Spanish
Saracen, 18, Sloop
Cruising, Channel 1804


Sceptre, 74 Third Rate
East Indies 1803


Scorpion, 18, Brig
Yarmouth Roads 1803


Scout, 18, Sloop
North Sea 1804


Sea Flower, 14, Brig
East Indies Purchased 1782


Sea Gull, 18 Brig, Built of Fir
Missing 1795


Sea Horse, 38 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Mediterranean 1794


Seine, 36, Frigate/Fifth Rate
Jamaica Station
Ambuscade 1798 French
Sentinel, 14, Gun Brig
Downs Station Purchased 1804


Sepent, 16, Sloop
Convoy to West Indies 20 April 1789


Serapis, 44, en flute Fourth Rate
Downs 1782


Shark, 16 - Receiving Ship Jamaica 1779

Spanish
Sheerness, 10, Tender
River Thames Purchased 1797


Sheerness, 44 Fourth Rate
East Indies 1787


Sirius, 36 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Cruising, Channel 1793


Snake, 18, Sloop
Jamaica Station 1798


Snapper, 4, Schooner
Halifax Station 1804


Snipe, 14, Gun Brig
Yarmouth Roads 1801


Sophie, 18 Sloop
Mediterranean

1798 French
Sorlings, - Surveying Ship Between Beachy Head and Dungeness 1801


Sparkler, 14, Gun Brig
Downs Station Purchased 1804


Spartiate, 74, Third Rate
With Read Admiral Cochrane

1798 French
Speedwell, 14, Brig
To Ireland 12 April Purchased 1769


Speedy, 16, Sloop
Downs Station Purchased 1803?


Spencer, 74 Third Rate
Mediterranean 1800


Spider, 14 Schooner
Mediterranean

1782 French
Spiteful, 14 Gun Brig, Sliding Keel
Cruising -


Spy, 16, Sloop
Downs Station 1804


Squirrel, 24 Frigate/Sixth Rate
Coast of Africa 1785


St. Albans, 64 - Floating Battery Yarmouth Roads 1764


St. Eibrenso, 36, Frigate/Fifth Rate
East Indies
Minerve 1794 French
St. George, 98 Second Rate
With Rear Admiral Cochrane 1785


St. Lucia, 16 Brig
Leeward Islands
Enfant Prodigue 1803 French
Stately, 64 Third Rate
Woolwich 1784


Staunch, 14, Gun Brig
Channel 1804


Steady, 14, Gun Brig
Downs 1804


Stork, 18, Sloop
Jamaica Station 1796


Success, 32 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Coast of Africa 1781, Reduced 1801


Suffisance, 16 Brig
Jamaica Station
Vigilant 1803 French
Sultan, 74, - Prison Ship Portsmouth 1775


Superb, 74 Third Rate
Mediterranean 1798


Superieure, 12 Schooner
Jamaica Station

1793 French
Surinam, 18 Sloop
Plymouth

1804 French
Surveillante, 36, Frigate/Fifth Rate
Jamaica Station

1803 French
Sussex, 90, - Hospital Ship Sheerness 1756 Union

Swift, 16, Sloop
Jamaica Station Purchased 1804


Swiftsure, 74 Third Rate
With Vice Admiral Sir John Orde 1804


Swinger, 14, Gun Brig
Cruising, Channel 1805


Sylph, 18 Brig, Built of Fir
Guernsey Station 1795


Tartar, 32 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Jamaica Station 1801


Teaser, 14, Gun Brig
Cruising, Channel 1804


Telegraph, 14, Gun Brig
River Thames 1804


Temeraire, 98 Second Rate
Channel Fleet 1798


Termagant, 18, Sloop
Mediterranean 1796?


Terpischore, 32 Frigate/Fifth Rate
East Indies 1780


Terrible, 74, Third Rate
Channel Fleet 1785


Terror, 10 - Guard Ship - Floating Battery Off Southend 1779


Texel, 64 - Guard Ship - Floating Battery Leith Roads
Gerberus 1799 Dutch
Texel, 64 - Guard Ship - Floating Battery Leith Roads
Gerberus
Dutch
Thalia, 36 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Nore 1782


Theseus, 74 Third Rate
Jamaica Station -


Thisbe, 28, Frigate/Sixth Rate
Jersey Station 1783


Thorn, 16, Sloop
Deptford (Lent to the Marine Society) 1779


Thrasher, 14, Gun Brig
Downs Station Purchased 1804


Thunder, 8, Bomb
Mediterranean Purchased 1803


Thunderer, 74 Third Rate
Hamoaze (Plymouth), refitting 1783


Tickler, 14, Gun Brig
Channel Purchased 1804


Tigre, 80, Third Rate
Mediterranean

1798 French
Tigress,12, Gun Brig
Downs Station 1790


Tisiphone, 16 - Guard Ship - Floating Battery Exmouth 1784


Tonnant, 80, Third Rate
Channel Fleet

1798 French
Topaze, 36, Frigate/Fifth Rate
Channel Fleet

1793 French
Tourterelle, 28, - Floating Battery Plymouth, refitting

1795 French
Tremendous, 74 Third Rate
East Indies 1784


Trent, 36 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Cork 1796


Trent, 36 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Cork 1796


Trial, 12 Sliding keels
Guard Ship Bugsby's Hole, Thames 1790


Tribune, 36 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Off Cherbourg 1803


Tricolour Schooner
Jamaica Station -

French
Trident, 64, Third Rate
East Indies 1768


Trident, 64, Third Rate
East Indies



Triton, 32 Built of Fir
Guard Ship Waterford 1796


Triumph, 74 Third Rate
Portsmouth, fitting 1764?


Tromp, 50 - Guard Ship Falmouth 1799

Dutch
Trompeuse, 18, Sloop
To East Indies 18 Oct 1804 -

French
Trusty, 50 Fourth Rate
Downs Station 1782


Turbulent, 12, Gun Brig
- -


Unicorn, 32 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Leeward Island Station 1794


Unique, Schooner
Leeward Island Station -


Unite, 40, Frigate/Fifth Rate
Deptford, fitting
Imperieuse 1793 French
Uranie, 38, Frigate/Fifth Rate
Convoy to Quebec 17 April
Tortue 1797 French
Utile, 16, Sloop
Downs Statioin Purchased 1804


Utrecht, 64, Third Rate
Downs

1799 Dutch
Utrecht, 64, Third Rate
Downs

1799 Dutch
Valorious, 20 Frigate/Sixth Rate
Nore 1804


Vanguard, 74 Third Rate
Jamaica Station 1787


Venus, 32 Frigate/Fifth Rate
Irish Station 1758


Vestal, 28 Frigate/Sixth Rate
Nore 1779


Vesuvius, 10, Bomb
Woolwich, repairing 1797


Veteran, 64 Third Rate
With Rear Admiral Cochrane 1787


Victor, 18, Sloop
East Indies 1798


Victorieuse, 16 Brig
Plymouth

1795 France
Victory, 100 First Rate
Mediterranean 1765


Victory, 100 First Rate
Mediterranean 1765


Victory, 100 First Rate
Mediterranean 1765


Ville de Paris, 110 First Rate
Channel Fleet 1795


Viper, 12, x Brig
Plymouth Sound Purchased 1797


Vixen, 14, Gun Brig
Sheerness. Refitting 1801


Volcano, 10, Bomb
Nore Purchased 1797


Volunteer, 16, Gun Brig
Downs Statioin Purchased 1804


Vulture, 16, Sloop
Downs Station Purchased 1803


Warrior, 74 Third Rate
Channel Fleet 1781


Wasp, 18 Sloop
With Vice Admiral Sir John Orde Privateer Purchase Guepe 1801 French
Watchfull, 14, Gun Brig
Downs Station Purchased 1804


Weymouth, 36, Frigate/Fifth Rate, Built of teak
To the East Indies 1 Feb Purchased 1804


Whiting, 4, Schooner
Halifax Station -


Wilhelmina, 36, Frigate/Fifth Rate
East Indies
Furie 1798 Dutch
William, 12, - Storeship To Gibraltar 19 April Purchased 1798


Winchelsea, 32 -
Leith Roads 1764


Windsor Castle, 98 Second Rate
Channel Fleet 1790


Wolf, 18, Sloop
To West Indies 12 April 1804


Woolwich, 10, Tender
River Thames Purchased 1788


Woolwich, 44, - Storeship Rotherhithe, repairing 1785


Wrangler, G Gun Vessel
Off Boulogne -


Zebra, 12 Bomb
Downs 1785


Zeeland 64 - Guard Ship Nore

1796 Dutch
Zeeland, 64 - Guard Ship Nore

1785 Dutch
Zephyr, 10, Fire Ship
Downs Station 1790


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