HMS Banterer (1810)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Banterer.

HMS Portia was a 14-gun Crocus-class brig of the Royal Navy that was launched in 1810. The Navy sold her in 1817 for breaking up after an uneventful career.

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Banterer
Ordered	19 September 1809
Builder	Woolwich Dockyard (M/s Edward Sison)
Laid down	December 1809
Launched	2 June 1810
Fate	Sold 6 March 1817
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Crocus-class brig-sloop
Type	Brig-sloop
Tons burthen	25141⁄94 (bm)
Length	Overall: 92 ft (28.0 m) Keel: 72 ft 8 in (22.1 m)
Beam	25 ft 7 in (7.8 m)
Depth of hold	12 ft 8 in (3.9 m)
Sail plan	Brig rigged
Complement	86
Armament	2 × 6-pounder bow chasers + 12 × 24-pounder carronades
Notes	Some of Banterer's floor timbers and futtocks were made from Holstein oak.

Career

Commander Charles Warde was appointed to Banterer on 9 June 1810.^[2] He commissioned her for the North Sea.^[3]

Between 29 July and 4 August 1811, HMS Musquito captured several Dutch fishing boats: Gute Verwagting, Tobie Maria, Jonge Maria, Jeannette, Femme Elizabeth, Hoop (alias Esperance), and the Rondwich. By agreement, Musquito shared the prize money with Desiree, Banterer, and Cretan.^[4]

On 10 August 1811 Banterer recaptured Fortuna.^[5]

Commander Warde was promoted to post captain on 18 September 1815.^[2]

Fate

The "Principal Officers and Commissioners of His Majesty's Navy" offered Banterer for sale on 30 January 1817 at Deptford.^[6] She finally sold on 6 March 1817 to Gordon & Co. for £850 for breaking up.^[3]