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Narcissus, 1801
Type: 5th rate ; frigate ; Armament 32 (26 x long 18- pounders on the main deck: 10 x 32 pounder carronades: 4 x long nines)
Launched : 1801 ;
Disposal Date : 1837
BM: 894 tons
Complement: 254
Notes:
24 Oct 1803, whilst the fleet sailed to water, remained to watch the French fleet in Toulon.
12 Dec 1803, remained to watch Toulon whilst the Fleet sailed for the bay of Palma and thence to the Magdalena islands for water etc.
12 Dec 1803, whilst the Narcissus watched Toulon the Fleet sailed for the bay of Palma and thence to the Magdalena islands for water etc.
11 Jul 1804 ships' boats capture a settee and burn others.
May 1805 Cork, for West Indies
26 Nov 1805 - 12 Jan 1806 Expedition, under the orders of Commodore Sir Home Popham, to take the Cape of Good Hope from the Dutch, which involved many of the men working ashore as a part of a marine battalion.
4 Mar 1806 as a part of the squadron lying off the Cape of Good Hope captured the French 40-gun frigate Volontaire, added to the navy by the same name.
20 Apr - 31 Dec 1806 a part of an expedition to Monte-Video and Buenos-Ayres.
22 Mar 1808 action between a British squadron and the two French frigates Italienne and Seine, off the port of Lorient.
Plymouth 31 Jan 1810 Sent in the the privateer Le Duguay Trouin, of Brest, captured off the Penmarks. Amongst the vessels she had captured was the brig Maria from Newfoundland, for Poole, with a cargo of fish, re-taken by the Narcissus.
Falmouth 20 Jan 1811 Arrived from Plymouth to take charge of the convoy for NSW.
Falmouth 21 Jan 1811 Sailed with the ship Providence, for Botany Bay.
Plymouth 13 May 1811 Sailed for the Cape of Good Hope.
Portsmouth 15 Nov 1811 Arrived from Newfoundland.
Plymouth 21 Nov 1811 Arrived from Portsmouth.
Plymouth 23 Nov 1811 Went up the harbour to be refitted.
Portsmouth 1 Sep 1812 Is appointed to take the convoy for the West Indies, and coast of Africa.
Portsmouth 23 Sep 1812 Will sail for the West Indies with a convoy to-morrow morning, with the Halifax and Bermuda convoy.
Lymington 26 Sep 1812 Arrived from Portsmouth, with convoys for the West Indies and Bermuda.
Kingston 27 Nov 1812 Arrived at Port Royal yesterday, from Portsmouth (29 Sep) with a convoy.
12 Jun 1813 the ship's boats cut out the US schooner Surveyor from the York river.
15 Jun 1814 joined the squadron in Chesapeake bay and various boats expeditions were carried out.
26 Jun 1814 US action forced the Loire and Narcissus to retreat to a station near Point Patience.
4 Jul 1814 the Severn arrived in Chesapeake bay. 19 Jul-12 Aug 1814 the arrival of a battalion of marines, and a detachment of marine artillery enabled the squadron to mount further expeditions ashore using the ships' boats of the Albion, Dragon, Loire, Jasseur, Narcissus, Severn and St.-Lawrence,.
Halifax 7 Dec 1814 Remains.
Halifax Circa 31 Oct 1815 Remains. There had been some differences onboard, having been detained on a foreign station for so long in a time of peace.
Deptford 31 Aug 1817 To be docked and repaired.
1830 Convict Hospital Ship, Woolwich
Sliding rudder