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Plover, 1796
Type: Sloop ; Armament 18 (when sold in 1819 = 28)
Launched : 1796 ;
Disposal date or year : 1819
BM: 422 tons
Notes:
28 Oct 1798 Plover and Resolution captured the French privateer Erin Go Brah in the North Sea.
10 Mar 1800 captured the French privateer Massena.
22 Sep 1803 joined a convoy at Lat 49:4 – Long 12:13, arriving off the Scilly Isles, from the West Indies, to take the Bristol ships from the Courageux and Venus.
22 Sep 1803 sent officers and men around the various merchant vessels with a view to "acquiring" men from these vessels for the Royal Navy, as was customary as the convoy approached port.
1805 Cruising, Channel
1 Jan 1807 captured the French privateer Elize in the Channel.
30 Oct 1807 captured the French privateer Bohemienne on the Home station.
22 Jan 1809 captured the French privateer Amiral Martin at sea.
28 Jul 1809 a part of a large fleet which sailed from the Downs, with troops, with the aim of demolishing the dock-yards, and arsenals at Antwerp, Terneuse, and Flushing, often known as the ill-fated Walcheren Expedition. 13 Aug bombardment of Flushing.
18 Sep 1809 Plover and Lively captured the French privateer Aurore.
22 Oct 1809 captured the French privateer Hirondelle.
6 Nov 1809 captured the French privateer Lezard.
10 Jan 1810 captured the French privateer Saratu.
Plymouth 13 Jan 1810 Arrived with a French privateer, timber ship and West Indiaman.
16 Nov 1810 captured the French privateer names unknown in the Channel.
6 Jul 1811 captured the French privateer Fegero.
23 Oct 1811 captured the French privateer Petit Edouard in the North Sea.
Leith Roads 31 Oct 1811 On Tuesday afternoon, a boat was swamped going off from the harbour to the roads, two of the men perished.
Yarmouth 23 Feb 1812 Sailed for Anholt.
Yarmouth 16 Oct 1812 Arrived from a cruise in the Sleeve.
Yarmouth 18 Oct 1812 Sailed for the Nore.
Quebec 21 Jun 1813 Under orders to sail for England with a convoy.
Quebec 3 Jul 1813 Sailed with convoy for England.
Plymouth 3 Aug 1813 Arrived from Quebec with a convoy.
Portsmouth 4 Aug 1813 Arrived from Quebec (4 Jul) with a convoy.
Portsmouth 13 Aug 1813 Gives instructions to the next convoy to the coast of Africa.
Portsmouth 29 Aug 1813 Sailed with convoy for Guernsey and Jersey.
Portsmouth 30 May 1814 Arrived from the coast of Africa.
Portsmouth 11 Jul 1814 Dropped down to St. Helen's Roads with a small convoy for North America and Newfoundland, and will sail in the morning, if the wind will permit.
Portsmouth 12 Jul 1814 Sailed with a convoy for North America.
Cove 21 Jul 1814 Will sail with the convoy for North America on the first shift of wind.
Cork 25 Jul 1814 Sailed with a convoy for Newfoundland and Halifax.
Plymouth 9 Nov 1814 Sailed on a cruise.
Portsmouth 29 Dec 1814 Arrived from Newfoundland.
Portsmouth 28 Dec 1814 Arrived from Newfoundland (5th inst.), most of her convoy being dispersed in bad weather.
Portsmouth 30 Dec 1814 Arrived last night from Newfoundland.
8 Mar 1819 put up for sale at Deptford.