HMS Bustler (1782)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | Shillelagh |
| Fate | Sold January 1782 |
 Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Bustler |
| Acquired | January 1782 by purchase |
| Fate | Sold 28 May 1788 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Tons burthen | 20876⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
|
| Beam | 25 ft 4+1⁄2 in (7.7 m) |
| Depth of hold | 10 ft 0 in (3.0 m) |
| Sail plan | Cutter, converted to Brig |
| Complement | 90 |
| Armament | 16 × 4-pounder guns |
| History | |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | Bustler |
| Acquired | 1788 by purchase |
| Captured | 1795 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 199,[2] or 208[2] (bm) |
| Complement | |
| Armament | |
HMS Bustler was the mercantile Shillelagh, which the Admiralty purchased in January 1782. She was sold in 1788 and returned to mercantile service. In 1793 she became a privateer and made one notable capture. She then became a West Indiaman that the French captured in 1795.
The Admiralty purchased Shillelagh in January 1782 and she underwent fitting at Plymouth between February and June. In March Commander Samuel Cox commissioned her for the Channel. He paid her off in August. She underwent coppering and conversion to a brig between July and December. In November Commander Robert Burton commissioned Bustler for the Irish Sea. She then served out of Holyhead, on Anglesey, until she was paid off in May 1786. The Navy sold her at Deptford for £240 on 25 August 1788.[1]