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'''''Hector''''' was a Dutch 44-gun frigate launched in 1784 that the British captured in 1799. They fitted her out and transferred her to the [[Transport Board (Royal Navy)|Transport Board]] in 1800 under the name  ''Pandour''. She then transported troops to and from Egypt. The [[Royal Navy]] commissioned her in 1803 as HMS ''Pandour''; she then sailed to the Leeward Islands, where she participated in the capture of Surinam. The Navy converted her to a floating battery in 1804, and transferred her to Customs as a store hulk in 1805. She was sold in 1814.

==Career==
The British captured ''Hector'', and a number of other vessels, at the Nieuwe Diep during the [[Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland]]. The actual captor was {{HMS|Circe|1785|6}}, which took possession of 13 men-of-war in all, ranging in size from 66 guns to 24, and three [[East Indiamen|Indiamen]]. She also took possession of the Naval Arsenal and its 95 pieces of ordnance.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=15176|page=887|date=3 September 1799}}</ref>

''Hector'' arrived at Sheerness on 30 April 1800. The Admiralty transferred her to the Transport Board on 26 May 1801, which had her fitted [[en flute]] at Woolwich between May and July to serve as a troopship. Commander [[John Shortland]] took command in June, and sailed her to Egypt.{{sfnp|Winfield|2008|pp=130-1}}{{efn|It is not clear that Shortland was actually her captain. An account of his climbing [[Pompey's Pillar (column)|Pompey's Pillar]] at Alexandria refers to him as "2nd of ''Pandour''". A biography of Shortland states that his friend, Admiral Schank, a commissioner of the Transport Board, was able to get Shortland appointed to ''Pandour'' as agent of the troops then going to Egypt.<ref>''Naval Chronicle'', Vol. 24, pp.1-17.</ref>}} She may have arrived in time for the [[Siege of Alexandria (1801)|Siege of Alexandria]], which was fought between 17 August and 2 September 1801. ''Pandour''  was still or again there in early February 1803 as the British troops were preparing to leave in March.<ref>''Naval Chronicle'', Vol. 27, p.111.</ref>

In 1803, after her return from Egypt, ''Pandour'' paid off. Then the Admiralty had her fitted for the defense of the Thames. On 15 September she was at Portsmouth for the visit of the Prince of Wales and performed a maneuver.<ref>''Naval Chronicle'', Vol. 10, pp.244-5.</ref> She then was commissioned in October under Captain John Nash.{{sfnp|Winfield|2008|pp=130-1}} At the time the British were concerned about a French invasion and were making [[British anti-invasion preparations of 1803–1805|anti-invasion preparations]]. Still, Nash sailed ''Pandour'' for the Leeward Islands immediately after commissioning her.{{sfnp|Winfield|2008|pp=130-1}}

On the morning of 13 March 1804, [[HMS Fort Diamond|''Fort Diamond'']], the tender to [[HMS Diamond Rock|''Diamond Rock'']], captured the French 10-gun privateer schooner {{HMS|Mosambique|1804|2}}, which had anchored close to the shore under a battery at Ceron, outside the port of [[Saint-Pierre, Martinique]]. The capture took place with the cooperation of {{HMS|Emerald|1795|2}} and ''Pandour'', which sent two boats each that created a diversion.<ref>{{London Gazette|pages=539–540|issue=15697|date=28 April 1804}}</ref> The Navy took ''Mosambique'' into service under her existing name.

On 24 April Commodore [[Sir Samuel Hood, 1st Baronet|Samuel Hood's]] squadron captured the Dutch colony at [[Suriname|Surinam River]]. The squadron consisted of Hood's flagship {{HMS|Centaur|1797|2}}, ''Emerald'', ''Pandour'', {{HMS|Serapis|1782|2}}, {{HMS|Unique|1804|2}}, {{HMS|Alligator|1787|2}}, {{HMS|Hippomenes|1803|2}}, and [[Earl of Mornington (1799 ship)|''Drake'']], and was transporting 2000 troops under [[Brigadier-General]] Sir Charles Green.<ref name=LG15712>{{London Gazette|issue=15712|date=19 June 1804|pages=761–762}}</ref> Both British and Dutch casualties were light, with ''Pandour'' suffering one man wounded.<ref name=LG15712/><ref>James (1837), Vol. 3, pp.288-90.</ref>{{efn|In February 1808, the members of the British force shared in a grant of £32,000, representing part of the proceeds from the capture of Surinam.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=16121|pages=273–274|date=20 February 1808}}</ref> A second grant of £16,000 followed in November.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=16199|page=1524|date=8 November 1808}}</ref>}}

''Pandour'' returned to Britain in October 1804. There she was fitted as a floating battery. However she was paid off in February 1805.{{sfnp|Winfield|2008|pp=130-1}}

==Fate==
The Admiralty transferred ''Pandour'' to the Customs for service as a store hulk.{{sfnp|Winfield|2008|pp=130-1}} At some point the Admiralty regained control and offered her for sale at Portsmouth on 13 May 1814, though the vessel was lying at [[Isles of Scilly|Scilly]] "with her masts and yards only".<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=16893|page=911|date=20 April 1814}}</ref>

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==References==
* {{cite book |first=Rif|last=Winfield|title=British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates|publisher=Seaforth|year=2008|isbn=978-1861762467}}

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