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FERVENT
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Built in 1804, Buckler's Hard.
Lighter at Portsmouth in 1816. |
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- 1805 Lieut. John Edward HARE.
Portsmouth.
In 1807 FERVENT was at Oporto and on 1 October she gave chase to three Spanish row-boats.
About 12 miles to the southward of Oporto the NARCISSUS came up as the boats anchored close in shore.
The cutter from NARCISSUS went in to bring them out supported by FERVENT, which approached within a musket shot, but they ran on shore and their crews escaped over the beach leaving the boats wrecked in the surf. - She took part in attack on French Fleet in Basque Roads 11-12 April 1809 and bombarded French vessels grounded in Charente.
(see ENCOUNTER) 1811 Lieut. George STEWART, Plymouth. - 1812 Ditto, Lisbon.
- 1813 Lieut. Charles Hope READ, 09/1812 cruising in Channel.
- 1814 Lieut. William HOTHAM, 06/1814. She took part in the grand naval review by the allied monarchs at Spithead before proceeding to Bermuda and the West Indies.
FERVENT was put out of commission at Portsmouth in June 1815. - 1816 Portsmouth.
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