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ARACHNE
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Built in 1808, Sandwich (Cruizer class).
Sold in 1837. |
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- 1811 Samuel CHAMBERS, Leeward Is. He continued in her until promoted to post rank in August 1812 and appointed to DUNCAN.
- 1812 Charles WATSON, Leeward Is.
- 1814 Ditto, Jamaica.
- 1815 William GODFREY, 22/07/1814, Portsmouth for the Mediterranean.
- 1816 Mediterranean, where she carried out port duties at Gibraltar during the spring.
When the ISTER, Capt. FORREST, went ashore on Cap-de-Gat near Malagahe he purchased a xebec and put on board some of her stores and 28 of the guns to send them to Gibraltar. Meanwhile a midshipman was sent overland to Gibraltar, where he arrived 6 days later, to ask for assistance. Capt. HEYWOOD immediately sailed in the MONTAGUE and took ARACHNE with him to bring away the remainder of the stores.
(12 seamen and a midshipman from ISTER were drowned when a boat overturned. ISTER was eventually re-floated) - 1817-1822 Portsmouth.
- 1824-1825 H. D. CHADS (act), 11/1823.
Sailed for the east via Lisbon, Cape, Mauritius, Trincomalee and Madras, arriving at Rangoon on 15 September 1824 where CHADS assumed the direction of the naval force attached to the army during the Burmese War of 1825-6.
Her 1st. Lieut., Chas. KEELE, commanded a division of 6 gun vessels, 7 row boats, a mortar boat and an armed transport with 450 troops under Lieut. Col. Godwin. Of this force, 180 troops, together with 38 seamen from ARACHNE and SOPHIE, attacked Martapan on 30 October. The native infantry would not face the heavy fire of artillery and musketry from the Burmese stockade but Lieut. KEELE with the naval force pushed on shore and drove out the enemy. Among the spoils were 16 guns with 7,000 round shot and 1,500 grape, 26,500 lb. of powder and 500 muskets with 100,000 balls. The East India Company's gun vessel PHAETON with her crew in irons was also found. Her commander had put into Martapan by mistake and had been taken prisoner. The naval losses were 2 killed and 3 badly wounded.
The following year KEELE continued to command the naval part of a number of joint expeditions. - When Capt. ALEXANDER of ALLIGATOR (28) died on 7 Nov.
- 1825, CHADS took over his command and Lieut. John DAWSON of BOADICEA was promoted to commander and took over ARACHNE.
When he was killed in the fighting he was succeeded by Lieut. (Cdr.) Andrew BAIRD, also of BOADICEA, on 2 December 1825.
This appointment was confirmed at home on 20 May 1826. - ARACHNE returned to Portsmouth on 27 September 1826. Medals ('India No. 1', clasp 'AVA') were eventually awarded in 1851.
- 1826 W. R. A. PETTMAN, Portsmouth.
- 1827 George COURTENAY, 11/1827, (from FAIRY) Jamaica.
- 1828 Henry SMITH, 04/1828, Jamaica, when he removed from FERRET. He acted as captain of the receiving ship MAGNIFICENT from September 1829
- 1829 Horatio Stopford NIXON, 07/1829, West Indies.
ARACHNE paid off at Devonport on 13 July 1830. - 1830 John ERSKINE, 12/1829, Jamaica.
- 1831 Plymouth.
- 1832 Gapper AGAR, 07/1831, West Indies.
- 1833 James BURNEY, 12/1833, West Indies. He removed to her from WASP.
- 1836 Plymouth.
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