HMS Malta (1800 schooner)
HMS "Malta" was the Spanish 10-gun schooner "Malta", built and launched in the United States of America in 1797. The British captured her in 1800. After the Royal Navy captured the French ship-of-the-line "Guillaume Tell" and renamed her , the Admiralty renamed the schooner "Gozo" in December 1800 after the Maltese island of Gozo. "Malta" was one of six British warships in sight on 8 January 1801 when captured the French bombard "St. Roche". She was carrying wine, liqueurs, ironware, Delfth ("sic") cloth, and various other merchandise from Marseilles to Alexandria. Then on  8 March the "Malta schooner", , and the gun-vessel protected the right flank during the landing of troops in Aboukir Bay. protected the left flank, together with the cutter and the gun-vessel . Because "Gozo" served in the fleet under Admiral Lord Keith in the Egyptian campaign between 8 March and 2 September, she is listed amongst the vessels whose crews qualified for the NGSM with clasp "Egypt". On 9 June "Gozo" (misspelled as "Gogo") captured the chasse maree "Trompeuse", which was sailing to Ancona. "Gozo" was sold in 1804. Notes, citations, and references. Notes Citations References HMS Malta (1800