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ESPOIR Built in 1826, Chatham (Cherokee class).
Sold in 1857.
  • 1827 Henry F. GREVILLE, 05/1827.
    On 31 August 1827 she sailed from Portsmouth with 70,000 pounds in newly minted gold and silver coins for the payment of troops at the Cape of Good Hope. The copper coin was carried in TWEED which sailed 8 days later. ESPOIR continued to Mauritius arriving at Port Louis at the beginning of June 1828.
    On 3 May 1829 ESPOIR and TWEED left Port Louis for the Cape.
  • June 1831 Portsmouth.
  • 1835 Lieut. Charles RILEY, 01/1834, Falmouth.
  • 1838 Lieut. John PAULSON, 01/1838, Lisbon.
  • 1842 Plymouth.
  • 1844 Cdr. Arthur MORRELL, 05/1843, Coast of Africa.
    On 29 Sept. 1844 she captured the slaver EL NO SE and on 27 March 1845 the VINTE NOVE.
  • 1846 George HAND, 12/1844, Coast of Africa.
    Captured the slaver ELECTRA 23 October 1846.
  • 1848 Devonport.

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