Naval Database

Cambrian, 1797
Type: 5th rate ; Armament 40 x 18-pounder
Launched : 1797 ; Disposal date or year : 31 Jan 1828
Disposal Details : Wrecked off Grabusa, Mediterranean. Capt Gawen Wm. Hamilton CB.
Notes:

May 1805 Halifax Station

13 Jun 1805 captured the French privateer schooner Matilda.

3 Jul 1805 ship's boats capture the Spanish private schooner Maria despatched.

4-21 Jul 1805 the schooner Maria detached to St.-Mary's river in search of a Spanish schooner privateer and two captured merchant ships, which were taken on the 7th.

25 Apr 1806 the incident which brought about the case involving the American coasting-sloop Richard, Jesse Pierce, master, and the death of his brother John Pierce.

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.

24 June 1811 Reported to be off Tarragona.

Portsmouth 3 Nov 1811 Arrived at Spithead from the Mediterranean, with dispatches and a convoy and placed under quarantine at the Motherbank.

Portsmouth 5 Nov 1811 Arrived in St. Helen's from the Mediterranean, and received pratique this morning.

Portsmouth 17 Nov 1811 Sailed for Plymouth.

Plymouth 20 Nov 1811 Arrived from the Mediterranean, last from Portsmouth.

Plymouth 4 Aug 1820 Is reported to be fitting for foreign service, probably in the Mediterranean.

Smyrna 7 Oct 1821 Is escorting merchant vessels in the Archipelago as a result of acts of piracy in the region.

18 Mar 1824 captured Quattro Fratelli ; account of the proceeds deposited with the High Court of Admiralty on 16 Jun 1831.

Smyrna 30 May 1826 Announces that she intends to sail to Malta on 8 June with a convoy for merchant vessels ; if she does not sail, they will be accompanied to a safe distance to the westward of the archipelago by HM ships.

6 Jan 1827 Employed in the Mediterranean.

Malta 12 May 1827 Employed protecting British trade in the Archipelago, at Alexandria, and around the coasts of Syria and Caramania.

1827 the diplomatic and political situation which led the Battle of Navarin.

After 4 Oct 1827 despatched to confirm the truth of reports regards the actions of the Turkish army against the unfortunate Greeks of the Morea.

14 Oct 1827 state of the Allied Fleet off the Bay of Navarin and the numbers of Turkish vessels present.

20 Oct the Allied Fleet entered the Bay of Navarin and anchored opposite their Turkish equivalents, and shortly afterwards, following some sporadic firing, the battle became general. Numbers of allied personnel killed and wounded at the Battle of Navarin (a.k.a. Navarino), and the names of British Officers killed and wounded. Medals granted to all surviving Officers, seamen and marines (and soldiers who served as marines) per order of 7th June, 1848. † Prize Money see Sep 1834.

20 Oct 1827 Battle of Navarino (a.k.a. Navarin). Ibrahim Pacha being in breach of his treaty with the Allies, ships of the British, French and Russian navies entered the bay of Navarin to confront the Turco-Egyptian fleet. Medals granted to all Officers, seamen and marines (and soldiers who served as marines) per order of 7th June, 1848

Malta 29 Dec 1827 Is expected to return to England in the near future.

† 30 Sep 1834 prize money for Navarin due for payment from 1 Oct 1834 - see London Gazette of 30 Sep for for details www.gazettes-online.co.uk.