HMS Strombolo (1797)
Royal Navy. "Strombolo" was commissioned in August 1797 under Commander John Broughton. However, the bomb-vessel "Strombolo" was reported already to have participated in a bombardment of Cadiz on 5 July 1797. British casualties were light, with none of the three bomb vessels suffering any. On 28 November 1798 , operating in company with , "Strombolo", and captured the 16-gun Spanish Navy brig "San Leon" on the Lisbon station. She was armed with sixteen 6-pounder guns and had a crew of 82 men. "Strombolo" sailed for the Mediterranean in October 1799. In the action of 31 March  1800, a British squadron consisting of the ships of the line and , frigate , brigs "Minorca" and , and bomb vessel captured the French ship of the line "Guillaume Tell". Although all six vessels of the British squadron shared the prize money, only the two ships of the line and the frigate actually engaged in the battle. Because she was part of the British squadron supporting the capture of Malta, "Strombolo" shared in the prize money for the capture on 30 March 1800 of "Guilaume Tell". In May "Strombolo" was present at the capture of Malta. On 25 June, captured the French  aviso "Intreprenante" (or "Entreprenante"). The next day "Success" captured another aviso, "Redoutable", with the same armament, establishment, and mission as "Intreprenante". Unfortunately for "Success", she had to share the prize money with a large number of other British warships, including "Strombolo". The French frigates (or "Dianne") and escaped from Valletta Harbour on 24 August. , , and "Genereux" captured "Diane", which the British took into service as HMS "Niobe", but "Justice" escaped. As part of the blockading squadron, "Strombolo" shared in the prize money for "Diane". Malta surrendered on 5 September. "Strombolo" was among the many vessels and Army units that shared  the prize money. "Strombolo" received a share of the prize money for the transport "Venus", wrecked off Minorca and salvaged on 20 October with the aid of the frigate , 18-gun sloop "Lutine", "Strombolo", and the 6-gun tender . On 31 October, "Pearl" with "Lutine", "Strombolo", the 20-gun corvette , and the 12-gun polacca "Transfer", took transport "Fowler" from Port Mahon. In January 1801 Commander Anthony Thompson replaced Broughton. In May Commander Edward Brown replaced Thompson. "Strombolo" returned to Portsmouth on 3 June 1802 and was laid up at Deptford. Fate. "Strombolo" was broken up in Deptford Dockyard July  1809. Notes, citations, and references. Notes Citations References