For other ships with the same name, see HMS Amsterdam.
Proserpine was launched at Amsterdam in 1801 as a 32-gun frigate. The Royal Navy captured her in May 1804 at the capture of Surinam and took her into service as HMS Amsterdam. She sailed to England where she became a guard and storeship at Cork. She was sold in 1815.
The British captured Surinam from the Dutch on 5 May 1804. The Batavian flotilla that the British captured was under the command of naval Captain H. 0. Bloys Van Trestong, captain of Proserpine.[2] The other naval vessels were the corvette Pilades,[3] the schooner George (10 guns), and seven gunboats.[4]
Prize money in the amount of £32,000 was paid in March 1808 to the officers and crew of the Royal Navy vessels involved in the capture of the colony of Surinam.[5]
Royal Navyedit
In December 1804, Amsterdam recaptured Horatio, of Liverpool, Lawson, master, that a French privateer had captured as Horatio was sailing from Africa to the West Indies with a cargo of slaves. Horatio was taken into Demerara, where she landed 114 slaves. The report in the London Gazette gives the slave ship's name as Lord Nelson.[6] A report in Lloyd's List (LL) gave the vessel's name as Horatio, and also mentioned that the privateer had removed 160 of her people.[7] A later report revealed that the privateer had taken out 160 of her slaves, along with her crew, excepting the carpenter, boatswain, and one or two seamen.[8]
In May Captain Ferris was in command of Amsterdam and on 5 May she sailed from Antigua for England. She arrived at Spithead on 13 June and then went into Portsmouth Harbour. She was laid up in Ordinary there on 2 July. Her crew were distributed to HMS Namur and Royal William.[8]
Between May and August 1806 Amsterdam underwent fitting as a storeship for Cork. Commander Alexander Innes commissioned her in May as a guardship at Cork. In June 1807 Commander Edward W. Hoare replaced Innes.[1]
Amsterdam shared with Trent and the ship's tenderCecilia in the proceeds of the detention on 31 August 1807 of the Danish vessels Aurora and Brothers.[9] Given that Trent was a hospital ship at Cork, the detention was certainly the work of Cecilia.[a]
In September 1809 Commander William Morce assumed command of Amsterdam. In May 1811 she was at Plymouth being fitted as a receiving ship. Between 1812 and 1814 she was in Ordinary at Plymouth.[1]
Fateedit
Amsterdam was sold at Plymouth on 9 August 1815 for £1,150.[1]
Notesedit
^Cecilia was a hired armed schooner of 18669⁄94 tons (bm) and eight 12-pounder carronades.[10]
Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN978-1-86176-246-7.
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dutch, frigate, proserpine, 1801, other, ships, with, same, name, amsterdam, proserpine, launched, amsterdam, 1801, frigate, royal, navy, captured, 1804, capture, surinam, took, into, service, amsterdam, sailed, england, where, became, guard, storeship, cork, . For other ships with the same name see HMS Amsterdam Proserpine was launched at Amsterdam in 1801 as a 32 gun frigate The Royal Navy captured her in May 1804 at the capture of Surinam and took her into service as HMS Amsterdam She sailed to England where she became a guard and storeship at Cork She was sold in 1815 HistoryBatavian RepublicNameProserpineBuilderAmsterdamLaunched1801Captured1805United KingdomNameHMS AmsterdamAcquired5 May 1804 by captureFateSold 1815General characteristics 1 Tons burthen849 bm LengthOverall 140 ft 8 in 42 9 m Keel 113 ft 6 in 34 6 m Beam37 ft 6 in 11 4 m Depth of hold11 ft 11 in 3 6 m Complement85 as storeship ArmamentUpper deck 20 24 pounder carronades QD 2 24 pounder carronades Contents 1 Capture 2 Royal Navy 3 Fate 4 Notes 5 Citations 6 ReferencesCapture editThe British captured Surinam from the Dutch on 5 May 1804 The Batavian flotilla that the British captured was under the command of naval Captain H 0 Bloys Van Trestong captain of Proserpine 2 The other naval vessels were the corvette Pilades 3 the schooner George 10 guns and seven gunboats 4 Prize money in the amount of 32 000 was paid in March 1808 to the officers and crew of the Royal Navy vessels involved in the capture of the colony of Surinam 5 Royal Navy editIn December 1804 Amsterdam recaptured Horatio of Liverpool Lawson master that a French privateer had captured as Horatio was sailing from Africa to the West Indies with a cargo of slaves Horatio was taken into Demerara where she landed 114 slaves The report in the London Gazette gives the slave ship s name as Lord Nelson 6 A report in Lloyd s List LL gave the vessel s name as Horatio and also mentioned that the privateer had removed 160 of her people 7 A later report revealed that the privateer had taken out 160 of her slaves along with her crew excepting the carpenter boatswain and one or two seamen 8 In May Captain Ferris was in command of Amsterdam and on 5 May she sailed from Antigua for England She arrived at Spithead on 13 June and then went into Portsmouth Harbour She was laid up in Ordinary there on 2 July Her crew were distributed to HMS Namur and Royal William 8 Between May and August 1806 Amsterdam underwent fitting as a storeship for Cork Commander Alexander Innes commissioned her in May as a guardship at Cork In June 1807 Commander Edward W Hoare replaced Innes 1 Amsterdam shared with Trent and the ship s tender Cecilia in the proceeds of the detention on 31 August 1807 of the Danish vessels Aurora and Brothers 9 Given that Trent was a hospital ship at Cork the detention was certainly the work of Cecilia a In September 1809 Commander William Morce assumed command of Amsterdam In May 1811 she was at Plymouth being fitted as a receiving ship Between 1812 and 1814 she was in Ordinary at Plymouth 1 Fate editAmsterdam was sold at Plymouth on 9 August 1815 for 1 150 1 Notes edit Cecilia was a hired armed schooner of 18669 94 tons bm and eight 12 pounder carronades 10 Citations edit a b c d Winfield 2008 p 215 Verhandelingen en Berigten 1852 Vol 12 p 624 No 15712 The London Gazette 16 June 1804 p 758 Naval Chronicle vol 14 p 346 No 16121 The London Gazette 20 February 1808 pp 273 274 No 15794 The London Gazette 2 April 1805 p 436 LL 4192 a b Naval Database Amsterdam 1804 Archived from the original on 17 April 2019 Retrieved 17 April 2019 No 16799 The London Gazette 6 November 1813 p 2174 Winfield 2008 p 394 References editWinfield Rif 2008 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 1817 Design Construction Careers and Fates Seaforth ISBN 978 1 86176 246 7 Verhandelingen en Berigten Betrekkelijk het Zeewezen Zeevaartkunde de Hydrographie de Kolonien 1852 Vol 12 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dutch frigate Proserpine 1801 amp oldid 1208445614, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
