Hired armed cutter Duke of York
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The Hired armed
cutter Duke of York served the Royal Navy
from 23 June 1803 to 24 September 1810. She was of 82 27/94 tons burthen (bm
) and was armed with eight 4-pounder guns.
In July 1803 she sent in to Portsmouth the American vessel Eagle, from New York bound for Amsterdam, and in August the Young Jane, from Roxborough for France.
In 1807 she was under the command of Lieutenant A. Mott. On 15 October, under the command of Lieutenant J. Forbes and while in company with the revenue cutters Fox and Seagull, she captured the French privateer Friedland. (Prize money was due to be paid in 1809.)
In November 1808 she was reported under the command of Lieutenant G.V. Crosbe, with a convoy to the Downs. In 1811 she is reported under the command of Lieutenant T. Banks in Guernsey, per Steel's Navy List, but this is after she was reported returned to her owners.
Hired armed vessels
right|thumb|250px|Armed cutter, etching in the [[National Maritime Museum]], [[Greenwich]]During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries the Royal Navy made use of a considerable number of hired armed vessels...
cutter Duke of York served the Royal Navy
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...
from 23 June 1803 to 24 September 1810. She was of 82 27/94 tons burthen (bm
Builder's Old Measurement
Builder's Old Measurement is the method of calculating the size or cargo capacity of a ship used in England from approximately 1720 to 1849. It estimated the tonnage of a ship based on length and maximum beam...
) and was armed with eight 4-pounder guns.
In July 1803 she sent in to Portsmouth the American vessel Eagle, from New York bound for Amsterdam, and in August the Young Jane, from Roxborough for France.
In 1807 she was under the command of Lieutenant A. Mott. On 15 October, under the command of Lieutenant J. Forbes and while in company with the revenue cutters Fox and Seagull, she captured the French privateer Friedland. (Prize money was due to be paid in 1809.)
In November 1808 she was reported under the command of Lieutenant G.V. Crosbe, with a convoy to the Downs. In 1811 she is reported under the command of Lieutenant T. Banks in Guernsey, per Steel's Navy List, but this is after she was reported returned to her owners.