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SHARPSHOOTER
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Gun-brig
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Built in 1805, Brightlingsea.
Sold in 1816. |
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- 1806 Lieut. John GOLDIE, Channel.
On 9 September 1806 CONSTANCE, in company with SHARPSHOOTER and STRENUOUS, drove a French frigate ashore near Cape Frehel [see STRENUOUS] 1808 Lieut. R. H. RUBIDGE, Spithead.
SHARPSHOOTER, FIRM and the cutter SURLY were off the French coast near Granville at noon on 20 April 1810 when a cutter was seen steering inshore.
They gave chase and at 4 o'clock she ran on shore in the mouth of the Piron.
The boats were sent in she was brought out by Sub-lieutenant HODGKINS of FIRM and 2nd master LAGAW of SHARPSHOOTER who laid out an anchor to heave her off under the musket fire of about 400 troops who had joined the French crew on the beach.
The cutter was the privateer ALCIDE whose four 4-pounders had been thrown overboard during the chase. - 1811 Lieut. GOLDIE, Jersey.
- 1812 Ditto, Channel.
- 1814 Ditto, cruising.
- 1815 Ditto, Spithead.
- 1816 Woolwich.
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