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Ajax, 1809
Type: 3rd rate ; Armament 74
Completed : 2 May 1809 ;
Disposal date or year : 1864
BM: 1761 tons
Propulsion: Sail - Screw
Machinery notes: 450
Notes:
15 Jul 1810 manoeuvres with the squadron which remained off the port of Toulon when the Mediterranean fleet left the coast to seek shelter.
13 Dec 1810 ships' boats of a squadron detached to capture or destroy an enemy convoy in the mole of Palamos, covered by the Sparrowhawk and Minstrel.
25 Mar 1811 Ajax and Unité capture the French store ship Dromadaire off Porto-Ferrajo.
Aug 18, 1812 At Palermo.
16 Feb 1813 With the Edinburgh, captured the vessel Playmate. Balance of Prize Monies paid 22 Jul 1850, following the bankruptcy of the agent appointed to make payment.
Plymouth Aug 8 1813 Sailed to join the Channel Fleet
Plymouth Oct 31 1813 Arrived a French chasse-maree, prize to the Ajax.
Plymouth Feb 15 1814 Came in from a cruise
Plymouth Feb 26 1814 Sailed on a cruise.
Plymouth, Mar 21 1814 Arrived the French national brig Halcyon, of 18 guns and 126 men, out a few hours from St. Maloes, having been taken by the Ajax.
7 Jul 1814 Spoken with in lat. 46, with 16 transports, having troops on board from Bourdeaux.
23 Aug 1814 Reported to be en route for Quebec, with troops from Bourdeaux ; at anchor at Bick, waiting for a fair wind to proceed up the river St. Lawrence.
Plymouth Sep 18 1814 Arrived from Quebec, with a convoy of transports from Bourdeaux.
Portsmouth Oct 6 1814 Arrived the Ajax from Plymouth.
3 Nov 1814 Has undergone a survey at Portsmouth, and is to be refitted for service.
Plymouth Apr 4 1815 Spoken with yesterday off the Lizard.
Jul 1830 Portsmouth
7 Feb 1835 to be inspected whilst in ordinary.
1846 Screw blockship 60 guns
Oct 1848 Trials following the ship's conversion from sail to steam.
20 Dec 1848 Steam Guard ship, Portsmouth ; reduced to 56
6 Apr 1851 Cove of Cork. Sent boats to Roches Bay to the rescue of the emigrant ship Favourite
14 May 1851 Arrived Spithead from Queenstown. Crew will be paid and ship will undergo refit,
25 May 1851 Manned Ship for Royalty Portsmouth. At about 6 o'clock on Friday night the Victoria and Albert, royal yacht, which had gone down to Cowes during the day, hoisted the royal and Prussian standards and embarked her Majesty and her royal foreign guests and conveyed them to Spithead, on a visit to the Vengeance, 84, Captain Lord Edward Russell, and the Hogue and Ajax, 60 gun screw steam ships, Captains M'Dougall and Quin. The royal party, under the customary salutes and the ceremony of manning yards, went on board the two first named ships and inspected them after which they returned to the royal yacht etc………..
30 Aug 1851 Cork
11 Mar 1854 departed Spithead, with the fleet, for the Baltic - see p. 413 at www.archive.org/details/royalnavyhistory06clow
15 Apr 1854 captured Russian brig Patrioten [Prize Money per London Gazette of 21 Jul 1857].
16 Apr 1854 captured Russian merchant vessel Victor [Prize Money per London Gazette of 21 Jul 1857].
13 Jun 1854 the French fleet joined the British in the Baltic at Baro Sound - see p. 419-> at www.archive.org/details/royalnavyhistory06clow
Circa Jul 1854 the Lightning and Alban surveyed a channel between Lumpar and Ango Islands which was used on 28 Jul by the Edinburgh, Hague, Amphion, Blenheim, and Ajax to approach fort Bomarsund - see p. 422 at www.archive.org/details/royalnavyhistory06clow
11 Aug 1854 guns were landed and sent up to the British battery, in charge of parties of men under Lieutenants from the Edinburgh, Hogue, Blenheim, and Ajax - see p. 423-4 at www.archive.org/details/royalnavyhistory06clow
16 Aug 1854 bombardment and capture of Bomarsund - see p. 424-> at www.archive.org/details/royalnavyhistory06clow
23 Apr 1856, Present at Fleet Review, Spithead ; Captain Warden, CB
1 Feb 1858 Commissioned at Devonport.
1860 Coastguard Service, Kingstown District, Coast of Ireland
23 Jul 1860 At Portland : sailed on Friday afternoon for a cruise in the channel.
22 Nov 1862 At Kingston ; transferred supernumeraries to the Virago, 6,
1 Jan to 31 Mar 1964 Home Station : Stationary Ship at Kingston. Report of Heart disease onboard. Number of Cases of Disease and Injury.