Hired armed cutter Lord Nelson
The Royal Navy used several vessels that bore the designation Hired armed cutter Lord Nelson.
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The first hired armed cutter Lord Nelson
This cutter served the Royal Navy from 17 December 1798 to 7 December 1801.[1] She carried 12 12-pounder carronades and was of 156 46/94 tons burthen (bm).[1]
On 3 March 1799, the Lord Nelson under the command of Lieut. Robert Percy, together with the Hired armed lugger Brave, captured Baron Von Hopkin and Sverige Lycka.
On 12 October 1800, Montague, Magnificent, and Lord Nelson captured eight small French Vessels. Later that month, on 21 October, the same three vessels, joined by Marlborough, captured a small French Vessel, marked Letter F. Two days later, Montague, Marlborough and Lord Nelson captured Marquireto. Two days after that, Montague and Lord Nelson captured Maria Rose, and Two Wrecks.
On 13 September 1804, prize money for Baron Von Hopkin and Sverige Lycka was paid.
The second hired armed cutter Lord Nelson
This cutter carried 6 4-pounder guns and was of 67 74/94 tons burthen (bm).[2] In 1804 she was renamed Frederick.[2] She served the Royal Navy from 1 June 1803 to 12 December 1804.[2]
The third hired armed cutter Lord Nelson
This cutter, built in 1803, carried 8 12-pounder carronades and was of 68 54/94 tons burthen (bm).[3] She served from 10 August 1807 until 15 August 1809,[3], when she was wrecked, with no loss of life, near Vlissigen.[4] The Hired armed cutter Hurd was wrecked with her.[4] Sir Thomas Bourchier, then an Acting Lieutenant, having just passed his exam for Lieutenant, served briefly as her commanding officer before removing to Forester.
References
- Gossett, William Patrick (1986) The lost ships of the Royal Navy, 1793-1900. (London: Mansell). ISBN 0-7201-1816-6
- Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 1861762461.
