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Raleigh, 1806
Type: Brig sloop ; Armament 16-gun
Launched : 1806 ; Disposal date or year : 1841
Displacement: 382 tons
Notes:

17 Jan 1808 with the Phoenix, off Rochefort, observed a French squadron, under R.-adm Allemand, putting to sea : despatched to England with the information.

Plymouth 16 Jan 1810 Went up to be repaired.

Yarmouth 20 Jan 1811 Sailed for the Nore.

Yarmouth 23 Feb 1812 Sailed for Anholt.

Deal 28 Feb 1813 Sailed for Portsmouth.

Portsmouth 18 Mar 1813 Sailed the outward convoy for Brazil and the East Indies.

Plymouth 23 Feb 1814 Arrived from Halifax, with dispatches.

Barbadoes 12 Jan 1819 Arrived from Antigua.

Barbadoes 28 Mar 1819 Arrived from Para, with schooner Flying Fish.

Portsmouth 25 Dec 1819 Sailed for the Leeward islands station.

27 Nov 1821 Is in commission and based in the West Indies.

6 Jan 1827 Employed in the Mediterranean.

Malta 12 May 1827 On convoy duties in the Ionian Islands.

Valletta 24 May 1828 Arrived from Carabusa with a small convoy of transports.

Valletta 10 Jul 1828 Refitting.

Portsmouth 15 Nov 1829 Sailed to Woolwich, to be paid off.

10 Aug 1830 Fitting at Woolwich.

Woolwich 7 Aug 1830 Preparing for service on the Mediterranean station.

Corfu 16 Aug 1833 Cruising off here.

Vourla Bay 23 Nov 1833 Refitting.

Corfu 4 Dec 1833 Refitting.

Malta 6 Jan 1834 In Valletta harbour.

Gibraltar 23 Mar 1834 Refitting.

28 Nov 1834 captured the slaver Rio de la Plate, 248 tons, with 532 slaves onboard and a cargo of tortoise-shell.

25 Apr 1835 it is reported that the Rio de la Plate was taken to Rio de Janeiro for adjudication where 200 of the slaves were taken away by a mob and 3 of the crew of the Raleigh injured.

22 Feb 1835 was reported to be off the Point due Galle.

Macao 1 Aug 1835 sailed.

At sea 4-5 Aug 1835 experienced the effects of a typhoon ; the barometer fell to 28.20, during which the ship was blown on her side for a while and is reported to have lost 2 of her crew and received much damage. See extracts from the log.

Madras 4 Jan 1836 sailed for Trincomalee.

Calcutta 2 Feb 1836 arrived from Madras.

Bombay 5 Apr 1836 arrived from Trincomalee.

Madras 5 Jun 1836 arrived from a cruise.

11 Jun 1836 sailed for the Straits.

5 Jul 1836 arrived at Singapore from off Penang ; she sailed again on the 8th inst. in pursuit of pirates.

18 Jul 1836 arrived at Singapore, having been carrying out an anti-piracy search in local waters.

Singapore 12 Sep 1836 arrived from an anti-piracy cruise.

Singapore 6 Oct 1836 arrived from Padang, and having sailed, arrived again on 22 Oct from Malacca with the Wolf.

Singapore 24 Oct 1836 sailed for Malacca and Penang.

Singapore 5 Dec 1836 sailed in search of pirates and thence to Malacca.

Singapore 29 Nov 1836 arrived.

12 Apr 1837 was at Manilla.

1838 Paid off at Sheerness.

15 May 1841, Sheerness, to be sold out of the service - 383 tons BM.

Extract from the log of HMS Raleigh, Captain Quin - in Civil Time.

Hour. Courses. Winds. Bar. Ther. Remarks.
4 Aug 1835.
1   Variable      
8   N by E 29.60   Barometer 29.60, and falling; in fore and main-top-gallant-sail.
Close-reefed topsails and courses.
10        
Noon     29.45   Down top-gallant-mast and yards.
12.30         Barometer fell from noon .15 ; took in sail as usual.
5   Northerly     Split the fore-staysail.
7.30   SE     The wind veered round to N N E, when a heavy typhoon commenced.
8   NNE 29.36   Ship, falling off, made a lurch, and took in so much water that had not the hatches been battened down, the consequences must have been fatal; it was with the greatest difficulty she righted: typhoon increasing, unbent main-trysail.
10   N E     At 10, P.M., close-reefed the fore- trysail and set it ; typhoon veering gradually round to E N E, with a heavy sea.
11         Ship making such dangerous lurches, in fore-trysail: typhoon increasing.
Midn.     29.04  
5 Aug 1835.
A.M.          
2   E b N 29.05    
3   ESE 28.30   At 3, typhoon veered round to ESE, still increasing in violence ; and at 3, the barometer 29.5 and falling, at 6.30, barometer from 28.30 to 28.20, commenced throwing carronades, slides, and shot overboard ; at 8 A.M. typhoon increasing, relieved ship of remaining carronades, except the 7th carronade larboard. (The cutter on larboard quarter held so much of typhoon, and fearing the boat might be forced up the mizen rigging, or fall in-board and increase ship's danger, cut her away.)
At 9.30, the ship made a very deep lee lurch, and at the same time was struck by a heavy weather sea ; the typhoon blowing, it possible, with still greater fury ; the ship went over, and carried away both wheel ropes and relieving tackle ; in this awful situation the ship lay for about twenty minutes, with the major part of officers and ship's company on her weather larboard broadside, who, with the most praiseworthy coolness and activity, succeeded in cutting the lanyards of backstays and lower rigging.
9.50, the masts and bow-sprit went by the board, and H. Majesty’s sloop righted, with four feet water in her hold.
5   SE 28.20  
6.30        
9 30        
         
         
Noon         Lat. 20° 44', long. 119° E.
P.M.         People employed clearing the wreck.
1   SSE    
7   Southerly     Observed the typhoon to moderate a little. At 6, typhoon more moderate, strong gusts of wind, with a heavy sea to the southward.The pinnace and second gig were cut adrift and floated out of the ship while she was on her beam ends, or more properly speaking, keel-out ; all anchors saved, two long guns, 9-pounders, one 32, and one 12-pounder carronades, and a jolly-boat on the poop larboard side saved ; but in all other respects, a clean sweep on her upper deck.