Hired armed cutter Spider

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

His Majesty's Hired armed cutter Spider served the Royal Navy on contract between 9 July 1803 and 8 December 1804. She had a burthen of 114 1⁄94 tons (bm) and was armed with ten 12-pounder carronades.^[1] She may have been the brig Spider, of 113 tons (bm) and fourteen 12 and 2-pounder guns, that had received a letter of marque on 29 January 1801 under Captain John Friend.^[2]

In March 1804, Spider detained two vessels, Maria, Anslack, master, and Atalante, Hennersman, master. They were sailing from Marennes to Konigsberg and Spider sent them into Plymouth.^[3]