HMS Sylph was a 16-gun Albatross-class brig-sloop of the Royal Navy designed by William Rule and launched in 1795 at Deptford Dockyard. Her namesake was the air spirit sylph. She commissioned in August 1795 under Commander John Chambers White, who would have her until the end of 1799. She was later commanded by Charles Dashwood.
HMS Sylph (R) and the cutter Mary Ann, 1795
Sylph in action off Santander against a French frigate (44) on the night of 31 July 1801 was heavily damaged before breaking off, by Robert Dodd
Sylph meets French frigate Artémise (44) on the night of 28 September 1801 at Cape Penas, 1801 and was obliged to bear away and decline the action:
Charles Dashwood (Royal Navy officer)
Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Dashwood KCB[a] was a distinguished British officer, who served in the Royal Navy during the American Revolutionary War, the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. He had a long and prestigious naval career, gaining his own command by the last stages of the French Revolutionary Wars. He took part in a number of famous naval battles during his career, such as the Battle of the Saintes, the Glorious First of June and the Battle of Tory Island, where he received the sword of the French commodore, Jean Bompart. His record also includes extensive operations in the West Indies and the Baltic Sea, followed by the expedition to New Orleans in 1815.
French ship César blows up at the Battle of the Saintes.
HMS Brunswick fighting Achille and Vengeur du Peuple simultaneously at the Battle of the Glorious 1 June 1794, by Nicholas Pocock.
British warships fire upon Copenhagen.
The Battle of New Orleans.
