HMS Mullett (1807)
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HMS Mullett was a Royal Navy
Ballahoo-class schooner
of four 12-pounder carronade
s and a crew of 20. The prime contractor for the vessel was Goodrich & Co., in Bermuda
, and she was launched in 1807. Mullett had an apparently useful and completely uneventful career until she was sold at the end of 1814.
and the West Indies. In 1808 Lieutenant Abraham Brown assumed command. On 22 February 1808 she captured the American ship Thames. At the same time she also detained the American brig Columbia, which resulted in the incurring of some expenses that were deducted from the prize money.
In 1809 Lieutenant Robert Standly replaced Brown. In May 1810 she was in home waters under Lieutenant John Geary. Between September and October she was under repair at Plymouth. Between 9 and 11 November Geary faced a court martial. The charges were that he had not done his utmost to execute the orders of Sir Robert Calder
in proceeding with the mails for Surinam, Berbice
and Demerara
. Instead, he had twice returned to port. He argued in his defence that his crew had been too sickly for him to proceed. The court's sentence was that he be severely reprimanded.In 1818 Geary, now first lieutenant
of , would again face a court martial. This time the charge would be that he had hidden two deserters from a British Army band on board Phaeton. He would again be severely reprimanded, and this time dismissed from his ship.
In 1811 she was under Lieutenant Hugh Andersen in the Channel, and then in the next year under Lieutenant Thomas Evans surveying the Irish Sea. In 1813 she was under Lieutenant John Neale and then in 1814 under Lieutenant Josiah Thompson, who sailed her on the North Coast of Spain.
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
Ballahoo-class schooner
Ballahoo class schooner
The Ballahoo class was a Royal Navy class of eighteen 4-gun schooners built under contract in Bermuda during the Napoleonic War. The class was an attempt by the Admiralty to harness the expertise of Bermudian shipbuilders who were renowned for their fast-sailing craft...
of four 12-pounder carronade
Carronade
The carronade was a short smoothbore, cast iron cannon, developed for the Royal Navy by the Carron Company, an ironworks in Falkirk, Scotland, UK. It was used from the 1770s to the 1850s. Its main function was to serve as a powerful, short-range anti-ship and anti-crew weapon...
s and a crew of 20. The prime contractor for the vessel was Goodrich & Co., in Bermuda
Bermuda
Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...
, and she was launched in 1807. Mullett had an apparently useful and completely uneventful career until she was sold at the end of 1814.
Service
She was commissioned under Lieutenant Martin Guise for HalifaxCity of Halifax
Halifax is a city in Canada, which was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County. It was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until it was amalgamated into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996...
and the West Indies. In 1808 Lieutenant Abraham Brown assumed command. On 22 February 1808 she captured the American ship Thames. At the same time she also detained the American brig Columbia, which resulted in the incurring of some expenses that were deducted from the prize money.
In 1809 Lieutenant Robert Standly replaced Brown. In May 1810 she was in home waters under Lieutenant John Geary. Between September and October she was under repair at Plymouth. Between 9 and 11 November Geary faced a court martial. The charges were that he had not done his utmost to execute the orders of Sir Robert Calder
Robert Calder
Admiral Sir Robert Calder, 1st Baronet, KCB was a British naval officer who served in the Seven Years' War, the American Revolutionary War, the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.-Early life:...
in proceeding with the mails for Surinam, Berbice
Berbice
Berbice is a region along the Berbice River in Guyana, which was between 1627 and 1815 a colony of the Netherlands. After having been ceded to the United Kingdom in the latter year, it was merged with Essequibo and Demerara to form the colony of British Guiana in 1831...
and Demerara
Demerara
Demerara was a region in South America in what is now Guyana that was colonised by the Dutch in 1611. The British invaded and captured the area in 1796...
. Instead, he had twice returned to port. He argued in his defence that his crew had been too sickly for him to proceed. The court's sentence was that he be severely reprimanded.In 1818 Geary, now first lieutenant
First Lieutenant
First lieutenant is a military rank and, in some forces, an appointment.The rank of lieutenant has different meanings in different military formations , but the majority of cases it is common for it to be sub-divided into a senior and junior rank...
of , would again face a court martial. This time the charge would be that he had hidden two deserters from a British Army band on board Phaeton. He would again be severely reprimanded, and this time dismissed from his ship.
In 1811 she was under Lieutenant Hugh Andersen in the Channel, and then in the next year under Lieutenant Thomas Evans surveying the Irish Sea. In 1813 she was under Lieutenant John Neale and then in 1814 under Lieutenant Josiah Thompson, who sailed her on the North Coast of Spain.