Whoops! Brain fade strikes again - HMS Fortunee (36) was a 5th. rate, not 3rd. as I erroneously stated in the below exchange. Regards, Nigel -----Original Message----- From: Nigel Hughes Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 8:52 AM To: Gordon Troup ; mariners@rootsweb.com ; Mariners-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MAR] BRITISH EXCISE YACHTS 1745, 1765 & 1800 Hi Gordon, I can't confirm that it is the same Royal Charlotte but in 1802 a vessel of that name was serving as the Royal Yacht of King George 111 and between about June and September of that year was acting as the floating holiday home to the King in Weymouth Bay, protected by a squadron of Royal Navy guard ships including the 3rd. rate HMS Fortunee which fired a 21-gun salute each time the King boarded or disembarked, sometimes twice daily. The source for this is Master's Log HMS Fortunee ADM 52/3030. Regards, Nigel -----Original Message----- From: Gordon Troup Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 8:56 AM To: Mariners-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MAR] BRITISH EXCISE YACHTS 1745, 1765 & 1800 Hello Everyone Can anyone advise me where I might find records of the following vessels? HMS Hazard 1745 HMS Royal Charlotte 1765 & 1800 These vessels, I believe, operated under the Excise department and were likely stationed at Leith. Any advise or directions would be greatly appreciated. Kind regards Gordon