HM hired armed cutter Dart
HM hired armed cutter "Dart" was a hired armed vessel that served the Royal Navy between 15 June 1803 and 10 January 1805. "Dart" was under the command of Lieutenant Norton on 3 July when she arrived at Torbay, together with he hired cutter "Venus". Their role was to be to escort the Torbay fishing vessels. Still, on 6 September 1803 "Dart" brought into Dartmouth the smuggling cutter "Dart" and the smuggling lugger "Clenk" with 220 and 62 casks of foreign spirits. "Ann" was sailing from Teignmouth to Shields when a French privateer of 14  guns captured her. "Dart" recaptured "Ann", which arrived at Dartmouth on 2 June 1804. "Dart" fired on the privateer, which had a crew of 60 men, but declined the opportunity to engage "Dart". "Dart" detained "St Andre", Salvo, master, which was sailing from Cadiz to Dieppe. "St Andre" arrived at Dartmouth on 10 July. On 11 September "Dart" brought into Dartmouth the smuggling lugger "Hope", of Beer, with 130 casks of spirits and some tobacco.