Nimrod

During the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars the British Royal Navy made use of hired armed vessels, one of which was His Majesty's hired armed cutter Nimrod. Three such vessels are recorded, but the descriptions of these vessels and the dates of their service are such that they may well represent one vessel under successive contracts. The vessel or vessels cruised, blockaded, carried despatches, and performed reconnaissance. The first Nimrod There was a Nimrod of 70 tons burthen and eight 3-pounder guns that served from 27 September 1794 to 9 April 1802. On 21 April 1798, Nimrod was among the vessels that shared in the capture of the French ship Hercule. Nimrod shared with , , and in the capture of the Anna Christiana on 17 May. In August Nimrod captured the chasse-marée Francine with , commanded by Captain Henry Jenkins, and . On 1 April 1798, Nimrod and the hired armed cutter Lurcher recaptured the packet Roebuck, which the French privateer Adelaide had captured on 20 March. Nimrod and Lurcher sent Roebuck into Plymouth.