Movements of British warships on the North Sea and off the Dutch coast according to the Dutch newspaper Bredasche courant dated 9 November 1831

An item dated London, England the 3^rd reported the arrival at Deal, England on the 1^st post time of the British HMS Imogene (1) and the corvette HMS Tweed (2) belonging to the North Sea squadron and on the 2^nd the frigates HMS Curacao (3), Galatea (4), Tribune (5) and Stag (6) and the gun brig HMS Brisk.(7) The British naval force off the Dutch coast was harassed by a heavy gale and misty weather and rear admiral Warren was forced to signal all ships to search for a safe place and to gather off Downs. The 3 ships of the line and the remaining ships of the squadron were anchored off the Galloper fire. The gun brig of 10 guns HMS Onyx (8) was with orders sent to the rear admiral.

Notes

1. Ex-Pearl renamed in 1818, 6th rate, launched at Pembroke dock, England on 24 June 1831, accidentally burnt at Plymouth, England on 19 September 1840 and armament of 28 guns.

2. 6^th Rate, launched at the Portsmouth Dockyard, England on 14 April 1823, sold in 1852, with an armament of 28 guns.

3. 5^th Rate, launched at the shipyard of Kidwell, Itchenore on 23 September 1809, reduced to 24 guns (original 36) at the Chatham Dockyard in June 1831 and finally broken up in March 1849.

4. 5^th Rate, launched at the Deptford Dockyard on 31 August 1810, coal hulk since August 1836, finally broken up at Jamatica, with an armament of 36 guns.

5. 5^th Rate, launched at the shipyard of Parsons, Bursledon, England on 5 July 1803, reduced to a 24-gun 6^th Rate (original 36 guns) in 1832 and lost while wrecked on 28 November 1839 near Tarragona, Spain.

6. 5^th Rate, launched at Pembroke, England on 2 October 1830, on 8 August 1866 was her breaking up at Marshall, Plymouth, England completed, with an armament of 46 guns.

7. Brig sloop of the Cherokee-class launched at the Chatham Dockyard on 10 February 1819 and finally sold on 7 November 1843 to J. Levy, Rochester, England with an armament of 10 guns.

8. Brig sloop of the Cherokee-class launched at Chatham Dockyard on 24 January 1822 and finally sold in February 1837 to J. Pittman to be broken up, with an armament of 10 guns.