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Tay, 1814
Type: Ship Sloop ; Armament 20
Launched : 1814 ;
Disposal date or year : 11 Nov 1816
Disposal Details : Wrecked off the Alacranes, Gulf of Mexico : crew saved ; Captain Samuel Roberts, C.B
Notes:
Portsmouth 14 Sep 1814 Is preparing for sea.
Portsmouth 28 Nov 1814 Went out of harbour.
Portsmouth 6 Dec 1814 Sailed for Plymouth.
Plymouth 9 Feb 1815 Sailed with a convoy for Bourdeaux.
Plymouth 25 Jul 1815 Arrived from a cruise.
Port Royal 15 Jun 1816 Remains.
27 Jan 1817 Reported to have been wrecked 11 Nov 1816, off Campeachy, Gulf of Mexico, with 2 million dollars on board.
Portsmouth 24 May 1817 It is reported that a Spanish Royalist corvette attacked the shipwrecked men seeking shelter on Crane's Island.
Portsmouth 5 Oct 1818 The Spanish are reported to have returned the specie that the stole following the wreck of this ship.