HMS ''Zephyr'' was a 14-gun ''Crocus''-class brig of the
Royal Navy built by Nicholas Diddams at Portsmouth Dockyard and launched there in 1809. During her service she captured two armed vessels. The Navy sold her in 1818 for breaking up.
Career
Commander Francis George Dickins, commissioned ''Zephyr'' for the Downs and Channel station in June 1809.
Shortly after midnight on 15 November 1810 captured the French privateer
lugger ''Barbier de Seville''. At daylight ''Zephyr'', came up. ''Zephyr'' assisted with the removal of the prisoners.
''Zephyr'' was in sight on 3 February 1811 when and captured the privateer lugger ''Braconnier''.
On 8 February 1811 ''Zephyr'' captured the French lugger privateer ''Victoire'', of 16 guns and 68 men. ''
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'' reported ''Victoire'' of 16 guns and 80 men, was from
Dieppe, and that ''Zephyr'' had taken her into
the Downs. ''Victoire'' had captured ''Mary'', which had been returning to London from Surinam prior to herself being captured.
Commander Thomas Cuthbert Hichens was appointed to command of ''Zephyr'' on 3 August 1811. On 10 December 1812 ''Zephyr'' captured the United States
letter of marque schooner ''Antelope'', of 10 guns and 32 men. ''Antelope'' had been bound to Bordeaux with a cargo from New York. ''Antelope'' arrived at Falmouth on 19 December.
Commander Hichens was promoted to
post captain in 7 June 1814. Captain Richard Creyke recommissioned ''Zephyr'' in July on the Portsmouth station. He was promoted to post captain on 19 December.
Commander George F. Rich recommissioned her in December. He sailed ''Zephyr'' to
Saint Helena
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. She returned to Plymouth on 28 September. She was paid off in June 1816.
Commander John Cook Carpenter commanded ''Zephyr''in 1817.
Fate
The "Principal Officers and Commissioners of His Majesty's Navy" offered ''Zephyr'' for sale on 5 June 1817 at Plymouth.
She finally sold on 29 January 1818 to Thomas Pitman. for £820 for breaking up.
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1809 ships
Brigs of the Royal Navy
{{Crocus class brig sloop