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Nereide, 1797
Type: 5th rate ; Armament 36 (12-pounder)
Taken : 20 Dec 1797 ;
Disposal date or year : 3 Dec 1810
Displacement : 892 tons (BM)
Complement : 251 men and boys
Notes:
20 Dec 1797 Phœbe captured the French 36-gun frigate Néréide, which was purchased for the navy under the same name.
1 Mar 1800 captured the French privateer Vengeance.
13 Sep 1800 capitulation of Amsterdam, island of Curaçoa.
23 Sep 1800 captured a French privateer, name unknown, at the surrender of Curacoa.
May 1805 Plymouth in Ordinary
25 Nov 1806 captured the Spanish privateer Il Brilliante, lugger, 4 guns, 50 men.
Cape of Good Hope 21 Feb 1809 sailed with the Harrier and Racehorse to cruise off the islands of Mauritius and Bourbon.
15 - 18 March 1809 extract from the log during convoy duties in the Indian Ocean, when overtaken by a hurricane.
16 Sep 1809 a part of a squadron which landed troops and a naval unit on the Isle Bourbon on the 21st to disable the shore batteries so that an attack may be made on shipping in St.-Paul, resulting in stores and batteries etc. being destroyed, the recovery of 2 captured East Indiamen, and capture of a French frigate, Caroline (renamed Bourbonaise), the brig Grappler, and other vessels.
latter end of March or beginning of April 1810 the naval force arrived off the Isle of France, consisting of the Iphigenia, Leopard and Magicienne, was joined on the 24th by the Néréide, from the Cape.
circa 24 Apr 1810 detached to cruise off the south-east coast of the Isle of France.
30 Apr 1810 discovered a large merchant ship lying at anchor at Jacolet, and with the ship's boats it was decided to cut the vessel out, which was achieved, having overcome a number of hurdles.
May 1810 off Port-Louis.
15 Jun 1810 Boadicea and Néréide watered on Isle Platte, or Flat island. Captain Willoughby injured in an accident. The two ships then sailed for the island of Rodriguez, arriving on the 24th, to collect a convoy of troop transports for the invasion of the Isle of France.
7-8 Jul 1810 operation to take the Isle of France.
10-20 Aug 1810 expeditions to capture of the Isle de la Passe.
20 Jul 1810 arrival of a French Squadron off the Isle de la Passe, and mutual greetings exchanged.
23 Aug 1810 Captured by a French Squadron in the harbour of Grand-Port and the Magicienne and Sirius went aground and were burnt.
3 Dec 1810 capture of the Isle of France. In Port-Louis were the French frigates Bellone, under the name of Junon, and the Astrée, under that of Pomone, which were purchased for the use of the British navy. The Iphigenia was restored to her rank among the 18-pounder 36s ; but the battered Néréide was in too bad a state and was sold to be broken up.
| Hour | K. | F. | Courses | Winds | Remarks |
| Wed 15 Mar 1809 | |||||
| A.M. | |||||
| 1 | 5 | 6 | NE | SSW | A.M. Moderate breeze and cloudy. |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 0 | S by E | Varying to the eastward. | |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | At daylight, moderate breezes and fine weather. | ||
| 5 | 6 | 6 | |||
| 6 | 7 | 2 | SE | Set fore lower-studding-sails | |
| 7 | 7 | 6 | |||
| 8 |
4 4 |
0 2 |
NE ½ N | Set the fore-topmast and top-gallant-studding-sails | |
| 9 | 8 | 2 | Wind freshening ; down flying jib. | ||
| 10 | 9 | 2 | NE | In studding sails and top-gallant-sails. | |
| 11 | 9 | 2 | Lat 27° 35’ S, long 55° 30’ E. | ||
| 12 | 9 | 2 | Isle of Bourbon, bearing N 4° E, 370 miles. | ||
| P.M. | |||||
| 1 | 10 | 0 | NE | SSW | P.M. Fresh gales and clear weather ; in second reef on the topsails. |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | |||
| 3 | 10 | 2 | |||
| 4 | 10 | 0 | Down fore-topmast-staysail ; close reefed main-topsail ; down top-gallant-yards ; the same weather. | ||
| 5 | 8 | 6 | |||
| 6 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 7 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 8 | 10 | 0 | Strong gales and hazy weather. | ||
| 9 | 9 | 6 | |||
| 10 | 9 | 6 | NE | SSW | Fresh gales, with lightning ; furled the mainsail. |
| 11 | 9 | 6 | Bent and set the main-staysail. | ||
| 12 | 10 | 2 | Midnight. Strong gales and dark gloomy weather, and a heavy sea on. | ||
| Thurs 16 Mar 1809 | |||||
| A.M. | |||||
| 1 | 9 | 0 | NE | SSW | A.M. Handed the fore and top main top-sails ; up foresail and furled it ; bent the trysail. |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | SE | At 4, strong gales and cloudy weather, with rain. | |
| 5 | 3 | 6 | Strong gales ; carried away the main-staysail sheet and split the sail. | ||
| 6 | 0 | 0 | up NE by E off NNE | Strong gales, with heavy sea ; ship labouring very much ; a black boy fell over and was drowned. | |
| 7 | |||||
| 8 | |||||
| 9 | 0 | 0 | up NE off N by E | ||
| 10 | |||||
| 11 | 0 | 0 | up NE by N off N |
SE by E Southerly Variable |
11.40 Gale still increasing to a hurricane ; put the helm up, but found she would not fall off ; loosened the foresail, which blew out of the boltrope ; righted the helm ; tried her again, with no better success ; the gale violently increasing, found it necessary for the safety of the ship to cut away the mizen-mast. 11.45 Cut it away, still she would not go off ; the main top-mast blew over the side. 11.55 Cut away the mainmast, when she veered towards the wind. At 12 ditto weather. No observations. |
| 12 | |||||
| P.M. | |||||
| 1 | 11 | 4 | W | E |
P.M. Heavy gales and squally ; lost, in cutting away the masts, spanker and mizen-topsail, with all the standing and running rigging ; mainsail, main top-sail, with standing and running rigging. 1.30 Cut away the fore-topmast to preserve the foremast ; saved the topsail, with part of the standing and running rigging ; foresail splitting, saved 50 yards of canvas, with the boltrope ; lost a cutter from the quarter. |
| 3 | 5 | 2 | At 3, wind veered to W. | ||
| 4 | 3 | 2 | ESE | WNW | At 4, heavy squalls ; got the foresail ready for bringing-to the yard ; ditto gales ; employed securing foremast and foreyard. |
| 5 | 11 | 4 | |||
| 6 | 11 | 0 | SE by S | ||
| 7 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 8 | 10 | 0 | SSE | At 8 heavy squalls, with constant rain. | |
| 9 | 11 | 0 | SE | ||
| 10 | 10 | 0 | SE by E | NW | |
| 11 | 10 | 0 | SE | NW by W | |
| 12 | 11 | 4 | NW | At 12, sea running extremely high pooped us, and stove in the dead-lights ; employed securing ditto. | |
| Fri 17 Mar 1809 | |||||
| A.M. | |||||
| 1 | 11 | 4 | S by E | N by W | Heavy gales and squally. |
| 2 | 11 | 4 | |||
| 3 | 11 | 4 | SSE | NNW | |
| 4 | 11 | 0 | Ditto weather. | ||
| 5 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 6 | 10 | 0 | Ditto ditto. | ||
| 7 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 8 | 9 | 0 | More moderate ; bent the foresail. | ||
| 9 | 9 | 4 | SE by S | NW b N | Ditto weather ; people variously employed clearing the wreck. |
| 10 | 9 | 5 | SE | NW | |
| 11 | 8 | 4 | |||
| 12 | 9 | 0 |
Ditto weather. No observation. |
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| P.M. | |||||
| 1 | 7 | 0 | SE b E ½ E | NW b W | Fresh gales and cloudy weather ; bent and set foresail and fore-topmast-staysail. |
| 2 | 6 | 0 | SE by E | Hauled the wind on the starboard tack. | |
| 2 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | SW by S | NW | Ditto weather. |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | SSW ½ W | 4.30 Down topmast-staysail. | |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | SSW | WSW | |
| 6 | 2 | 4 | S by W | ||
| 7 | 2 | 0 | N by E | ||
| 8 | 2 | 4 | Fresh breezes and cloudy ; wore ship. | ||
| 9 | 2 | 4 | NW b W | More moderate, with a heavy swell. | |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 11 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 12 | 2 | 2 | N | Moderate and cloudy weather. | |
| Sat 18 Mar 1809 | |||||
| A.M. | |||||
| 1 | N by W | Variable | |||
| 2 | NW | SW b W | |||
| 3 | |||||
| 4 | NW b W | SW | Fresh breezes and cloudy weather. | ||
| 5 | Ditto weather, with rain at intervals ; got up a pair of sheers ; set maintop-gallantsail on it. | ||||
| 6 | WNW | ||||
| 7 | |||||
| 8 | Ditto weather ; made all possible sail ; cut the stump of the mast up. | ||||
| 9 | |||||
| 10 | |||||
| 11 | |||||
| 12 |
Ditto weather. Lat 26° 46’ S, long 58° 16’ E. Juan de Lisboa, bearing N 85° 30’ W, 155 miles. |
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| P.M. | |||||
| 1 | W by N | S by W | Fresh breezes and cloudy ; down mizen. | ||
| 2 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 4 | Ditto weather. | ||||
| 5 | |||||
| 6 | Fresh breezes and cloudy ; down mizen. | ||||
| 7 | |||||
| 8 | Ditto ditto. | ||||
| 9 | Moderate and cloudy. | ||||
| 10 | |||||
| 11 | |||||
| 12 | Ditto ditto. | ||||