Naval Database

Harrier, 1831
Type: Sloop ; Armament 18
Launched : 1831 ; Disposal date or year : 1840
Notes:

1830 Building at Pembroke

St. Helena 9 Jul 1832 Is reported to have arrived at the Cape, and sailed for India.

Trincomalee 17 Jul 1832 Arrived from Plymouth and sailed the followong day for Madras.

Ceylon 25 Sep 1832 Sailed for Bengal.

Bengal 8 Oct 1832 Arrived from England and Trincomalee.

Trincomalee 5 Nov 1832 Arrived from Madras.

Trincomalee 14 Nov 1832 Sailed for Madras.

Prince of Wales's Island 10 Jan 1833 Refitting.

Madras-roads 27 March 1833 Refitting.

Batavia 8 May 1833 Reported to be on a cruise to the north-west.

Singapore 23 Apr 1833 Sailed on a cruise.

Madras 5 Jun 1833 Sailed for a cruise.

Singapore 2 Jul 1833 Arrived from a cruise and remains.

Singapore 31 Jul 1833 Sailed for Malacca.

Negapore Roads 7 Aug 1833 Refitting.

Madras 13 Sep 1833 Arrived from Trincomalee.

Madras 15 Sep 1833 Arrived from a cruise.

Bombay 31 Jan 1834 Is at Madras.

During 1834, the pirates in the Straits of Malacca were dealt several severe blows by the Harrier, who destroyed the piratical settlements at Pulo Arroa and Pulo Sujee. See p. 275 at www.archive.org/details/royalnavyhistory06clow.

Singapore 22 Mar 1834 Arrived from Malacca.

Singapore 27 Mar 1834 Sailed for Malacca.

Mauritius 20 Jun 1834 Is reported to be in the straits of Malacca.

Madras 3 Jul 1834 Sailed on a cruise.

Madras 3 Aug 1834 Arrived from Trincomalee.

23 Aug 1834 Arrived Singapore from Madras.

4 Sep 1834 Arrived Singapore from a cruise.

Singapore 13 Sep 1834 sailed to Malacca.

Oct 1834 Reported to be in the Straits of Sunda.

22 Nov 1834 is reported to have departed Trincomalee for Colombo.

Portsmouth 27 Jun 1835 came into harbour on Tuesday to be paid off.

Portsmouth 4 Jul 1835 It is reported that the Court Martial ordered for Lieutenant Wilson of the Harrier has been cancelled.

Portsmouth 11 Jul 1835 to be paid off on 13 Jul.

Portsmouth 26 Sep 1835 was undocked and commissioned yesterday.

Portsmouth 30 Oct 1835 went out to Spithead in preparation for sailing to South America, her ship's company will be paid an advance of wages.

Portsmouth 14 Nov 1835 sailed Thursday for South America.

18 Sep 1835 arrived at Buenos Ayres.

17 Apr 1836 is reported to be at Rio de Janeiro, and due to sail in a few days for Buonos Aryres.

8 May 1836 the Harrier reported to have gone to Rio Plata to relieve the Actaeon which had gone to Rio de Janeiro.

24 Apr 1837 reported to be at Valparaiso and was shortly due to sail for the Atlantic ports of South America.

Circa Jan 1839 in the Pacific, reportedly loading treasure for England.

San Blas, 16 Jan 1839 having been to the most northerly of the Mexican ports to collect treasures, she has on board 700,000 dollars : she may be expected at Spithead at the end of July or the beginning of August.

18 Jul 1839 Portsmouth, was paid off ; she brought home several Portuguese prisoners, taken out of slavers captured on the coast of Brazil.

28 Dec 1839 Portsmouth In Dock.