Appendix Ii

LIST OF CRUISERS EMPLOYED IN THE CUSTOMS SERVICE FOR THE YEAR 1784

-----------------+---------+------------+---------------------------------+ Name. |Number of|Where | | |Crew. |Stationed. | Remarks. | -----------------+---------+------------+---------------------------------+ Lively and } | 14 | London | These vessels were the property | Vigilant } | | | of the Crown. The Lively | | | | cruised in the winter | | | | half-year, but in the summer | | | | her crew did duty on board | | | | the Vigilant. | Defence | 16 |Gravesend | On the Establishment. | Success | 23 |Rochester | " " | Otter | 13 |Rochester | Moored in Standgate Creek to | | | | guard the Quarantine. | Active | 18 |Eaversham | On the Establishment. | Sprightly | 30 |Sandwich | Employed by Contract from May | | | | 27, 1784. | Greyhound | 17 |Sandwich | Employed by Contract from | | | | January 27, 1784. | Scourge | 30 |Deal | Employed by Contract from | | | | January 27, 1784. | Nimble | 30 |Deal | Employed by Contract from | | | | April 23, 1784. | Tartar | 31 |Dover | On the Establishment. | Assistance | 28 |Dover | Employed by Contract. | Alert | 16 |Dover | Employed by Contract from | | | | April 22, 1784. | Stag | 24 |Rye | On the Establishment. | Hound | 30 & 24 |Rye | Contract. Crew reduced to 24 | | | | on October 9, 1784. | Surprise | 28 |Newhaven | Contract. Crew reduced to 24 | | | | on October 9, 1784. | Enterprise | 18 |Shoreham | Establishment in 1784, but | | | | afterwards on Contract. | Falcon | 18 & 28 |Chichester | Establishment. | Roebuck | 21 |Portsmouth | " | Antelope | 11 |Portsmouth | " | Rose | 30 |Southampton | " | Speedwell | 31 |{ Weymouth |{ She was on Contract at | | |{ Cowes |{ Weymouth but was removed to | | | |{ Cowes on June 10, 1784. | Swan | 23 | Cowes | Contract from March 6, 1784 | Laurel | 20 | Poole | " " " | Diligence | 32 |{ Poole |} Contract. Removed from Poole | | |{ Weymouth |} to Weymouth, March 2, 1784. | Alarm | 26 | Exeter | Contract. Removed from Poole | | | | to Weymouth, March 2, 1784. | Spider | 28 | Dartmouth | Contract. Removed from Poole | | | | to Weymouth, March 2, 1784. | Ranger | 21 | Plymouth | Establishment. | Wasp | 20 | Plymouth | Contract. | Squirrel | 20 | Looe | " | Hawke |18 & 26 | Falmouth | " | Lark | 20 | Falmouth | " | Lurcher | 30 | Penryn | " | Tamer | 25 | Scilly | " | Brilliant | 30 | St. Ives | " | Dolphin | 26 | St. Ives | " | Brisk | 19 | Milford | " | Repulse | 33 | Colchester | Establishment. | Argus | 24 | Harwich | " | Bee | 16 | Harwich | Contract. | Hunter | 25 | Yarmouth. | Establishment. | Experiment | 18 | Boston | " | Swallow | 24 | Hull | " | Mermaid | 24 | Newcastle | " | Eagle | 24 | Newcastle | " | -----------------+---------+------------+---------------------------------+