Hired armed cutter Spider

His Majesty's Hired armed cutter Spider served the Royal Navy on contract between 9 July 1803 and 8 December 1804. She had a burthen of 114 1⁄94 tons (bm) and was armed with ten 12-pounder carronades.^[1] She may have been the brig Spider, of 113 tons (bm) and fourteen 12 and 2-pounder guns, that had received a letter of marque on 29 January 1801 under Captain John Friend.^[2]

In March 1804, Spider detained two vessels, Maria, Anslack, master, and Atalante, Hennersman, master. They were sailing from Marennes to Konigsberg and Spider sent them into Plymouth.^[3]

Citations[edit]

^ Winfield (2008), p. 391.
^ Letters of Marque^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Lloyd's List, no.4440.[1] - accessed 16 May 2016.

References[edit]

Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.

[FOOTNOTEWinfield2008391-1] Winfield (2008), p. 391.

[2] Letters of Marque^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] Lloyd's List, no.4440.[1] - accessed 16 May 2016.

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