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WOODLARK Built in 1808, Newcastle (Cherokee class).
Sold in 1818.
  • 1810 G. E. WATTS, Spithead- North Sea.
  • On 26 May 1810 she chased on shore and destroyed a Danish privateer cutter off Hadstrand which mounted eight 24-pounders carronades and was under the protection of batteries.
  • 1812 Baltic.
  • 1814 Robert BALFOUR, Plymouth.
    Assisting Wellington on the Biscay coast on 20 February 1814. (see LYRA) Lieut. George CHEYNE of WOODLARK in a Spanish boat with five British seamen managed to cross the bar into the River Adour after several others had failed at the attempt. Capt. ELLIOTT of MARTIAL was drowned when his boat was overturned but Capt. O'REILLY managed to reach the shore when his Spanish-built boat overset. At least 11 seamen were drowned.
  • 1815 William CUTFIELD, 07/1814, cruising in the Channel.
  • 1816 Ditto, Mediterranean.
  • 1817 Chatham.

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