Naval Database

Latona, 1781
Type: 5th rate ; Armament 38
Launched : 1781 ; Disposal date or year : 1816
Notes:

March 1793 captured the French privateer Amérique off Bolthead.

May 1793 captured the French privateer Franklin in the Channel.

May 1793 captured the French privateer Ambitieux in the Channel.

14 Jul 1793 sailed with the Channel fleet from St. Helen's. On the 18th to the west of the Scilly Isles and subsequent manoeuvres.

31 Jul 1793 briefly sighted, but was unable to close the French fleet ; returned to Torbay on 10 Aug.

23 Aug 1793 the Channel Fleet sailed to escort the Newfoundland trade, West Indian convoys in home waters.

27 Oct 1793, Commodore Pasley sailed with a part of the Channel Fleet, the Bellerophon and Suffolk 74s, and Hebe, Latona, and Venus frigates, to look for five French frigates that had chased the Circe frigate into Falmouth, but returned to the Fleet 7 Nov., having found no trace of them.

18 Nov 1793 a French squadron sighted by the frigate Latona.

2 May - 1 Jun 1794 Departure of the Channel Fleet from St. Helen's, and the lead up to actions and manoeuvres with the French fleet. 5 and 19 May looked into Brest Roads to see if the French Fleet was in harbour. 29 May - 1 Jun., what was to be known as the Battle of the Glorious 1st June commences, resulting in the capture of six sail of the line and one sunk. 13 Jun, the fleet arrived back in home ports.

14 Feb 1795 the Channel fleet sailed from Torbay for a brief cruise and to see various convoys safe out of the Channel.

14 Oct 1795 Melampus, and Latona, the latter under the command of Captain the Honourable Arthur Kaye Legge, pass between the island of Groix and the main land of France and exchange fire with shore batteries.

15 Oct 1795 Melampus, and Latona, and later the Orion, and Thalia, and later still the Pomone and Concorde, sailed in chase of the two French frigates, the Tortue and Néréide, and the corvette Eveillé, 16. However, the closeness of the shore and prevailing weather conditions meant that the chase for the frigates was aborted. But the Eveillé was less fortunate, and was taken by the Pomone and the Thunderer, 74, which had also appeared on the scene.

29 Nov 1797 captured the French privateer Aigle on the Lisbon station.

3 Dec 1797 captured the French privateer Intrepide on the Lisbon station.

29 Mar 1799, Latona, Espiegle, Hired Cutters Fox and Phoenix captured the Nelly.

29 Mar 1799 the Latona in company with HM Ships Juno, Astrea, Espiegle, Fox Hired Vessel No. 1, Griffin, Diligente, and Phoenix Cutters captured the Galliot Neptunus.

12 Aug 1799 small craft and ship's boats of a light squadron capture a number of Dutch schuyts : the attack also results in the destruction of the Dutch schooner Vengeance, at the second attempt.

13 Aug-Oct 1799 employed on expedition to Holland.

6 Apr 1800 captured the French privateer Virginie, off Flamborough Head.

17 Nov-30 Dec 1802 prize money resulting from the expedition to Holland due for payment.

May 1805 Plymouth Sound

22 Oct 1805 captured the Spanish privateer Amphion, ketch, 12 guns, 70 men.

1 Jan 1807 the frigates Arethusa, Anson, Fisgard, and Latona capture of the island of Curacoa.

8-10 Feb 1809 Asp, Supérieure, Latona, Horatio, and Driver, cruising to the southward of the Virgin islands, captured the French 40-gun frigate Junon, which was taken to Halifax, repaired, and commissioned under the same name in the British navy.

12-17 Apr 1809 a part of a British squadron, off the Saintes, West Indies, which chased a French squadron, and captured the French 74-gun d'Haupoult of 1871 tons, and, under the name of Abercromby, cruised for three or four years in the British service.

14-17 Jun 1809 Latona, Haughty and Cherub chased two French armées en flute, Furieuse and Félicité which separated, and not long afterwards captured Félicité.

Lisbon 11 Jul 1811 Remains

Falmouth 21 Jul 1811 Sailed.

Falmouth 25 Aug 1811 Arrived.

Portsmouth 2 Sep 1811 Arrived with a convoy from Lisbon.

Lisbon 15 Aug 1811 Sailed with a convoy.

Portsmouth 3 Sep 1811 Sailed with French prisoners for Leith.

Plymouth 3 Sep 1811 Passed up with a convoy.

Plymouth 5 Sep 1811 Arrived from Portsmouth.

Plymouth 20 Sep 1811 Sailed with a convoy for Portsmouth, from whence she will proceed to Leith with French prisoners.

Deal 23 Sep 1811 Arrived from the westward, with French prisoners for Leith.

Yarmouth, 7 Nov 1811 notice is given to the Latona, and other vessels that Accounts of sales of 6 prizes, with the Accounts of expences incurred by the capture of 6 vessels have been deposited in the Registry of the Court of Admiralty.

Portsmouth 17 Nov 1811 Sailed for the Tagus.

Falmouth 29 Dec 1811 Arrived last night with a part of her convoy that left Lisbon on 7 Dec., and sailed early this morning to the eastward.

Portsmouth 2 Jan 1812 Arrived with a convoy from Lisbon, having sick and wounded on board.

Portsmouth 31 Jan 1812 Sailed for Cowes Roads.

Plymouth 18 May 1812 Sailed for Lisbon.

Plymouth Dock 8 Jul 1812 Arrived with a convoy of transports, with sick and wounded, and French prisoners, from Lisbon, and has passed by for Portsmouth.

Plymouth 4 Jan 1813 Arrived from Corunna, last from Portsmouth, having overshot this port, having on board a part of the battalion of Royal Marines from the North of Spain.

Plymouth 11 Jan 1813 Remains.

1813 Harbour service.