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Penguin, 1795
Type: Brig ; Armament 18 (16 x 32-pdr. carronades ; 2 x long-sixes)
Taken : 1795 ;
Disposal date or year : 1809
Complement : 124
Notes:
18 Sep 1796 captured the French privateer Taupe à l'Oeil, on the Irish station.
24 May 1797 captured the French privateer Terrible.
21 Aug 1797 captured the French brig privateer Oiseau, of 18 guns, and the Express, of Dartmouth, prize to the Oiseau, and formerly the French privateer Appocrate, of 14 guns.
7 Jun 1799, Plymouth, arrived from Cork.
8 Jun 1799, Plymouth, sailed for Cork.
23 Dec 1799, Plymouth, hard frost, arrived from the Irish Channel
25 Aug 1800, Portsmouth, arrived with a convoy from the Downs; and afterwards sailed for Ireland.
12 Sep 1800, Plymouth, sailed with Pelican, and Spider schooner, on a cruise.
18-19 Feb 1801 action with an unknown French vessel and her 2 consorts.
17-25 Mar 1804 Destroyed French privateer "Rénommée".
17-24 Mar 1804 destroyed the French privateer-schooner Renommée.
1805 Jamaica Station