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Unite, 1804
Type: 5th Rate ; Armament 40
Taken : 1793 ;
Disposal date or year : 1858
Notes:
Doubled and sheathed &c. on bottom with inch board.
1804 Imperieuse renamed Unite.
1805 Deptford, fitting.
21 Aug 1807 Captured vessel La Grue.
21 Aug 1807 Captured vessel Bizzaro.
2 May 1808 cruising in the Gulf of Venice captured the Italian brig-corvette Ronco.
31 May 1808 off the island of Lusin, captured the Italian brig-corvettes Nettuno and Teulié. These 2 brigs, as well as the one captured four weeks before, were transferred to the British navy ; the Ronco, of 334 tons, under the name of Tuscan, the Nettuno, of 344 tons, under that of Cretan, and the Teulié, 333 tons, under that of Roman.
25 Mar 1811 Ajax and Unité capture the French store ship Dromadaire off Porto-Ferrajo.
30 Apr - 1 May 1811 the frigates Pomone and Unité and brig-sloop Scout destroyed the French store ships Giraffe and Nourrice, along with a merchant ship, in the bay of Sagone, island of Corsica.
24 June 1811 Reported to be off Toulon.
4 Jul 1811 the frigate Unité, off Port Hercule on the Roman coast, sent in the ship's boats cut out the armed brig St.-François de Paule.
4 Jul 1811 the frigate Unité and sloop Cephalus, on the Roman coast, sent in the ships' boats cut out a number of merchant-vessels at anchor between Civita-Vecchia and the mouth of the Tiber.
28 Nov 1811 leaving the ship Acorn to assist in the defence of the port, the frigates Alceste, Active, and Unité sailed from Lissa in pursuit of a French frigate squadron, and following a chase captured the Pomone and the Persanne, laden with military stores etc.
18 Jan 1813 Captured, with the assistance of the Edinburgh, the vessels Bea and Masshauda.
28 May 1813 Bound for Palermo.
12 Feb 1814 a part of the fleet off Toulon which chased a French squadron into that port.
Cadiz 19 Aug 1814 Expected to sail with a convoy of transports for Spithead.
Plymouth 20 Sep 1814 Has sailed up the Channel with a convoy.
Deal 22 Sep 1814 Arrived with a convoy of transports from the Mediterranean, now under quarantine.
22 Jul 1850 Balance of Prize Monies due 1807-1813 paid, following the bankruptcy of the agent appointed to make payment.
1830 Chatham.
20 Dec 1848 Convict hulk, Woolwich.