HMS Morne Fortunee (1808)

By one report Lieutenant John James Rorie commissioned her in 1808.^[1] However, that may simply reflect confusion with his being in command of her predecessor, HMS Morne Fortunee for a period during the year; that Morne Fortunee was not lost until January 1809.

In 1809 Morne Fortunee was under the command of Lieutenant Willis (or Wills). He commanded her when she participated in the capture of Guadeloupe in January–February 1810. She was among the vessels for which in 1847 the Admiralty awarded the NGSM with clasp "Guadaloupe".^[3]

In 1810 Lieutenant Wells replaced Willis. Lieutenant Joseph Steele replaced Wells in 1811.

• Demerliac, Alain (2003). La Marine du Consulat et du Premier Empire: Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1800 A 1815 (in French). Éditions Ancre. ISBN 2-903179-30-1.
• Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.