HMS Ems (1809)

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).

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]