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HMS Garland (1807)
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HMS Garland was a 22-gun Royal Navy
Royal Navy
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Laurel-class
Laurel class post ship
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Post ship
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. She was built by Richard Chapman at Bideford
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and launched on 5 May 1807. She saw action in the War of 1812
War of 1812
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and was sold in 1817.
Career
She was commissioned in March 1807 under Captain Header Whittier. On 11 November 1807 she sailed to the West Indies. She served under a number of captains there, including Rowland Bevan (1808), Thomas Thrush (1 May - August 1809), William Charlton (died 7 August 1810), William Henry Shirreff (18 November 1809 - 1811), Thomas Graves, and Thomas HuskissonThomas Huskisson
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(May 1811 to June 1812). Captain Richard Plummer Davies received promotion to Post-captain
Post-Captain
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on 19 June 1812 and then took command of Garland.
Prize taking
On 28 July 1812, Garland recaptured the Hassan, which was sailing to Havannah with a cargo of sundries. Five days later, Garland captured the Superb, which was sailing to Boston in ballast. That same day, 2 August, Garland captured the Dal, which was sailing to Newhaven with rum and sugar, and the Madisonia, sailing to Alexandria with sugarand hides.
On 13 September 1812 Garlands boats captured the American privateer Poor Sailor. Poor Sailor was armed with one long 6-pounder gun and had a crew of 15 men. Then on 4 December Garland captured the brig San Pedro, which was sailing from New Orleans to St. Domingo.
Mediterranean
In 1814 Garland was off the north coast of Spain, still under Davies. In 1815, following Napoleon's escape from Elba, the Admiralty sent Garland and Undaunted to the Adriatic, under the orders of Captain Charles AustenCharles Austen
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, brother of the novelist Jane Austen
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, in . Austen's mission was to co-operate with the Austrians and to intercept some Neapolitan warships. Phoenix and Garland watched two large frigates at Brindisi, while Undaunted cruised northwards along the coast. After the surrender of Naples, following the military convention of Casalanza
Treaty of Casalanza
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, Austen persuaded the captains of the two Neapolitan frigates to switch their allegiance to the restored monarch, Ferdinand IV of Naples.
Next, Phoenix, , Garland and sailed to the Greek Archipelago
Aegean Sea
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to look for a French squadron comprising the frigate Junon
French frigate Amélie (1808)
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, the 32-gun corvette Victorieuse, two brigs and two schooners. The British objective was to prevent the French squadron capturing merchant vessels traversing the area and to suppress piracy. However, it turned out that the French had left the area; shortly afterwards peace was restored.