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Electra, 1808
Type: Brig Sloop ; Armament 16
Taken : 16 Aug 1808 ; Disposal date or year : 1816
Notes:

16 Aug 1808 Sibylle captured the French brig-corvette Espiégle, a part of a small French squadron, which was subsequently purchased into the service as the Electra.

Plymouth 19 Mar 1812 Put back with the eastward-bound convoy.

Plymouth 24 Mar 1812 Sailed to the westward.

Portsmouth 13 Jan 1813 Arrived from Newfoundland.

7 Jul 1813 captured a U.S. privateer, the 5 gun schooner Growler, with 60 men.

Portsmouth 10 Apr 1814 Sailed with the West India convoy.

Portsmouth 13 Apr 1814 Sailed with a convoy for the West Indies.

Port Royal 18 Sep 1814 Sailed with a convoy.