Spider, 1782
Type: Schooner / Cutter ; Armament 14
Launched : 1782 ; Disposal date or year : 1805
Disposal Details : Sold
Notes:

5 Mar 1793 captured the French privateer Sans Culottes in the Channel.

Circa 1795 captured the French privateer Desirée : prize and head money paid in Dec 1796.

25 Aug 1795 Action with two brigs, and capture of one. Lieutenant Oswald.

16 May 1797 captured the French privateer Flibustier.

30 Dec 1798, Lt Harrison, departed Plymouth on a cruise.

22 Jan 1799, Plymouth, sailed Spider, 14 guns, Lieutenant Harrison, and Plymouth, lugger, 16, with a convoy, to the eastward.

14 Mar 1799, Plymouth, sailed to the westward.

7 May 1799, in Hamoaze.

2 Jun 1799, Plymouth, arrived from sea.

9 Jun 1799, Plymouth, sailed with a convoy for the Downs.

22 Jul 1799, Plymouth, came in with the Railleur, from a cruise.

25 Jul 1799, Plymouth, arrived the Two Brothers, Drew, with 500 ankers of spirits, taken by the Spider schooner. Lt. Harrison.

13 Aug 1799, Plymouth, arrived from a cruise.

12 Oct 1799, Plymouth, arrived from the Downs, with a fleet.

30 Nov 1799, Plymouth, sailed to the westward.

1 Jan 1800, Plymouth, arrived the Spider schooner, 14, Lt. Harrison, and Telegraph, from Torbay.

28 Feb 1800, Plymouth, last evening sailed with the Suffisante, Havick, and Dasher a cruise off the Isle of Bas.

6 Mar 1800, Plymouth, arrived from a cruise.

12 Jun 1800, Plymouth, arrived from a cruise, the Spider schooner, with the Expedition smuggling lugger of Polperro, with 900 ankers of brandy, besides bale goods and tobacco, captured within the limits of the Pelt Head.

12 Sep 1800, Plymouth, sailed with the Penguin, and Pelican, on a cruise.

8 Dec 1800 arrived from a cruise.

8 Mar to 2 Sep 1801 service off the coast of Egypt.

11 Jul 1804 captured the French privateer Conception in the Mediterranean.

May 1805 Mediterranean.

10 Dec 1805 captured the French privateer Andromeda in the Mediterranean.

22 Jul 1850 Balance of Prize Monies due 1805 paid, following the bankruptcy of the agent appointed to make payment.