HMS Ems
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HMS Ems was a Dutch schuyt that the Royal Navy captured in 1809.[1] She was the only vessel of her name to serve in the Royal Navy. No vessel by that name appears in Colledge & Barlow (2006).
NameHMS Ems
Acquired1809 by capture
FateSold 1815
TypeSchuyt
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Ems |
| Acquired | 1809 by capture |
| Fate | Sold 1815 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Schuyt |
| Tons burthen | c.100 bm or 46 bm[2] |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Armament | 6 guns |
Ems appears to have had a completely uneventful career; in 1812 and 1813 she was at Yarmouth.[3] She was converted to a water carrier, probably in 1813. In December 1815 the Admiralty put three schuyts, Patriot, Jahde, and Ems up for sale at Chatham.[2] All sold in 1815.[1]