HMS Venturer (1807)
HMS "Venturer" was launched at Livorno in 1807 as the French privateer "Nouvelle Enterprise". The Royal Navy captured her in 1807 in the West Indies and initially took her into service. It renamed her "Theodosia" (or "Theodocia") in 1808. She served in the Mediterranean until the Navy sold her in 1814. She then became the mercantile "Theodosia". She traded between London and Rio de Janeiro and was last listed in 1822. Capture. On 27 July 1807, HMS "Nimrod" captured the French privateer schooner "Nouvelle Enterprise" some 20 leagues east of Barbados. "Nouvelle Enterprise", of Guadeloupe, was armed  with a 12-pounder gun and four carronades, and had a crew of 55 men under the command of Captain Francis Penaud. The Royal Navy took her into service as HMS "Venturer", later renamed HMS "Theodosia". Career. She was registered on 19 December 1808 as HMS "Theodosia". Lieutenant Thomas Young commissioned her in 1809 for the Mediterranean. In early September 1812 "Theodosia", Lieutenant Younger, reportedly destroyed a privateer of 22 guns near Scio. "Theodosia" took two prizes as well, "La Pace" and "Betsey". She also appeared in some memoirs. Lieutenant Young provided passage to James Silk Buckingham, and to the  wife of an anonymous writer. "Theodosia" returned to England and was paid off on 10 October 1814. Disposal: The "Principal Officers and Commissioners of His Majesty's Navy" offered the "Theodosia schooner, of 128 tons," lying at Chatham, for sale on 15 December 1814. She sold on that day for £310. Merchantman. "Theodosia", a brig of 129 tons (bm) and Mediterranean origin, entered "Lloyd's Register" ("LR") in 1815. The "Theodosia" arrived in Table Bay, South Africa ex London and Rio de Janeiro on 18 November 1818 with John BROOKS, a gardener, and his wife on board. Fate. "Theodosia  was last listed in 1822. Notes, citations, and references. Note Citations References HMS Venturer (1807) HMS Venturer" was launched at Livorno in 1807 as the French privateer "Nouvelle Enterprise". The Royal Navy captured her in 1807 in the West Indies and initially took her into service. It renamed her "Theodosia" (or "Theodocia") in 1808. She served in the Mediterranean until the Navy sold her in 1814. She then became the mercantile "Theodosia". She traded between London and Rio de Janeiro and was last listed in 1822. Capture. On 27 July 1807, HMS "Nimrod" captured the French privateer schooner "Nouvelle Enterprise