HMS Advice was a schooner-rigged advice-boat commissioned by the Royal Navy, launched in 1800. She was part of a class consisting of only two vessels, designed to serve as small, swift support craft. The vessel was commissioned in January 1801 under Lieutenant William Robertson, primarily assigned to Jersey, indicating her role in patrolling and communication within the Channel Islands. By August 1802, command transferred to Lieutenant Joseph Nourse, who also held the rank of Lieutenant. At that time, Advice was armed with six cannons and was listed at Portsmouth on 2 October 1802. She subsequently sailed for Trinidad in late October 1802, where she served as a tender to the colony, supporting naval operations and communications in the West Indies. The later career and ultimate fate of HMS Advice remain uncertain. Some sources suggest her design was deemed unsatisfactory, resulting in no further vessels being built to her blueprint and no subsequent officers commanding her. There is mention that she was last listed around 1799, possibly laid up at Portsmouth before her launch, and was likely sold in 1807. Another account indicates that she was last listed in July 1804 and may have been sold around 1805. Notably, reports from the period describe her sinking in the West Indies in 1804, with a letter from an officer in Commodore Hood's squadron at Barbados mentioning that both the Advice brig, commanded by Lieutenant Salter, and the tender Sarah were lost, though the crews were saved. However, the official records do not confirm her loss after 1793, suggesting some discrepancies between reports and formal listings. Overall, HMS Advice served as a small but functional vessel in the early 19th century, primarily supporting naval operations in the Atlantic and West Indies. Her service highlights the challenges of small vessel design and the hazards faced by Royal Navy advice-boats during the age of sail.

This description has been generated using GPT-4.1-NANO based on the Vessel's wikidata information and then modified by ShipIndex.org staff.