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Roebuck, 1774
Type: 4th rate ; Armament 44
Launched : 1774 ;
Disposal date or year : 1811
Notes:
March and April 1794, operations at the Islands of Martinique, St. Lucia, and Guadaloupe.
6 Jul 1797 captured the Dutch privateer Le Batave, 12 guns, 54 men, off Barbadoes.
19 Feb 1798 captured the French privateer Parfaite.
1 Jan 1799, Capt. A. S. Burrowes. At Deptford to repair.
13 Aug-Oct 1799 employed on expedition to Holland.
24 Dec 1799, Portsmouth, sailed for Guernsey,
31 Jan 1800, Plymouth, sailed for the Cove of Cork, the Dictator, 64, Capt. J. Hardy, and the Roebuck, 44, Capt. Buchanan, with the 46th (or South Devon) regiment of foot on board.
24 Mar 1800, Portsmouth, arrived with the Dictator, and Trusty, with the 54th regiment, from Ireland, which landed at the Block House.
9 Apr 1800, Portsmouth, sailed with a convoy for the Downs.
29 Apr 1800, Portsmouth, arrived from the Downs
1 - 2 May 1800 prize money resulting from the operations at the Islands of Martinique, St. Lucia, and Guadaloupe due for payment. www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/15245/pages/339
8 May 1800, Portsmouth, sailed with the Regulus, Europa, Druid, and Ceres, armed en flute, for the eastward, to fetch troops for the expedition.
8 Mar to 2 Sep 1801 Services off the coast of Egypt.
17 Nov-30 Dec 1802 prize money resulting from the expedition to Holland due for payment.
May 1803 At Woolwich, in ordinary, per Steel's List of the RN.
1805 Leith Roads ; Floating Battery.
Yarmouth 30 May 1811 Remains