My ancestor Charles MARTIN book number 70 served on Kite from about 1795 to 1805 when he was transferred to Achille and served at Trafalgar.
Vice-admiral Horatio Nelson was aboard 16-gun HMS Kite (for passage home only) in June 1801 following the Battle of Copenhagen. Source: The Nelson Encyclopaedia by Colin White
Looking for image of Kite, please.
Admiralty (ADM) records at The National Archives, Kew say a Cutter (e.g. ADM 35/927) and Sloop (e.g. 36/13478). Which is it?
HMS Kite Cutter/Sloop 1795-1805
Re: HMS Kite Cutter/Sloop 1795-1805
Simple answer is both. There were three Kites during the period all detailed on Three Decks. The 1st a 10-gun cutter was broken up in 1793, replaced in 1795 by an 18 gun brig-sloop, which was itself replaced in 1805 by a 16-gun brig-sloop.
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OK, it was me, probably!