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Sapphire, 1806
Type: 6th rate ; Armament 28
Launched : 1806 ;
Disposal date or year : 1822
Notes:
Plymouth 21 Oct 1811 Arrived from Portsmouth, to wait for orders.
Jamaica. Six days ago the William sent her boat ashore at Curaçoa, and learnt that the Sapphire sloop of war, 18, Capt. Hayes, had sailed a few day previous, with some vessels under her convoy, to see them through the passages. The Sapphire had previously chased an American privateer, and fired several shot at her, which the American returned with her stern chasers, and at last escaped by means of her sweeps.
Kingston, Jamaica, 23 Jan 1813 Arrived on Tuesday from Curacoa.
15 May 1813 the Sapphire and Forester captured a U.S. privateer, the 2 gun schooner Mary Ann, with 30 men, off St. Domingo.
Falmouth 3 Oct 1814 Arrived from Jamaica.
Falmouth 5 Oct 1814 Sailed for Portsmouth.
Portsmouth 7 Oct 1814 Arrived from the West Indies, last from Cork and Falmouth.
Portsmouth 16 Jan 1815 Went out [to Spithead ?].
9 Sep 1819 Midshipman Edward Chippendall died from Yellow Fever whilst the ship was at Charthagena.