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Maidstone, 1811
Type: 5th rate ; Armament 36
Launched : 18 Oct 1811 ;
Disposal date or year : 1865
BM: 947 tons
Notes:
Plymouth 22 Apr 1812 Arrived from the Mediterranean and Gibraltar.
Plymouth 29 Apr 1812 Sailed with a convoy of troop transports, for Lisbon.
St. John's, New Brunswick 9 Aug 1812 Sailed with convoy for England and parted company 16th, in a fog off Cape Sable, with many of the vessels.
8 Feb 1813 Boats of the Maidstone, Belvidera, Junon and Statira at anchor in Lynhaven bay detached in chase of and captured the schooner Lottery, of 225 tons, and pierced for 16 guns, which afterwards became the Canso in the British service.
Mar 1813 the armed US schooners Arab, Lynx, Racer and Dolphin escaped into the river Rappahannock on sighting a British squadron. The ships' boats were sent in, resulting in the capture of all 4. The Racer and Lynx, as Shelburne and Musquedobit, were afterwards added to the Navy List.
7-8 Apr 1814 ships' boats of the Hogue, Endymion, Maidstone and Borer destroyed a number of vessels, including 3 privateers, near Pettipague point, about 15 miles up Connecticut river.
Woolwich 18 Nov 1817 Has been taken into dock and undergone a refit.
Deptford 15 Dec 1823 Is reported to be fitting out for the coast of Africa.
Sierra Leone 3 Feb 3 1825 Reports that they have been able to release nearly 2000 men, women and children from slave vessels recently captured on the coast, and also that the Ashantee war has ended.
Sierra Leone 3 May 1825 Arrived, having paid a visit to the Gambia and Cape de Verd Island regards the protection of the gum trade at Portendick.
23 Jul 1825 cruising for slave ships in the Bight of Benin.
1 Jul 1826 Reported to be off Cape de Verd.
St. Thomas (WI) 27 Nov 1826 sailed for Cape Coast Castle and Sierra Leone, and thence to the Gambia and the Cape Verd Islands.
6 Jan 1827 Employed in the on the Coast of Africa.
Portsmouth 29 Aug 1827 Arrived from the coast of Africa.
Plymouth 31 Jan 1828 Remains in Hamoaze.
Plymouth 23 Feb 1828 Sailed for the Cape of Good Hope.
Santa Cruz, Teneriffe 7 Mar 1828 Arrived from Plymouth and remained 2 days before sailing for the Cape of Good Hope.
Cape of Good Hope 18 May 1828 Remains.
Simon's Bay 26 May 1829 Preparing to depart for Mauritius.
Cape of Good Hope 25 Oct 1829 Reported to be at Mauritius.
Port Louis, Isle of France 30 Oct 1829 Remains.
1830 Cape of Good Hope station.
Portsmouth 6 Aug 1832 Arrived from Bengal.
Portsmouth 18 Aug 1832 Has been paid off and is to be converted to a Receiving Ship.
1839 Coal hulk
20 Dec 1848 Coal Depot, Portsmouth.
1860 Coal Depot, Portsmouth