Hired armed cutter Lord Nelson

During the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars the Royal Navy used several vessels that bore the designation His Majesty's hired armed cutter Lord Nelson, all named for Lord Horatio Nelson.

This cutter served the Royal Navy from 17 December 1798 to 7 December 1801. She carried twelve 12-pounder carronades and was of 156frac}} tons (bm).

On 3 March 1799, Lord Nelson, under the command of Lieutenant Robert Percy, together with the Hired armed lugger Brave, captured the two-mast ships Baron Von Hopkin and Sverige Lycka. Then on 22 March Lord Nelson captured Two Brothers. On 13 September 1804, prize money for Baron Von Hopkin and Sverige Lycka was paid.

On 1 July 1800, Lord Nelson was in company with Fisgard, Renown, and Defence in Bourneuf Bay when they sent in their boats to attack a French convoy at Île de Noirmoutier. The British destroyed the French ship Therese (of 20 guns), a lugger (12 guns), two schooners (6 guns each), and a cutter (6 guns), of unknown names. The cutting out party also burned some 15 merchant vessels loaded with corn and supplies for the French fleet at Brest. However, in this enterprise, 92 officers and men out of the entire party of 192 men, fell prisoners to the French when their boats became stranded. Lord Nelson had contributed no men to the attacking force and so had no casualties.

On 12 October 1800, Montague, Magnificent, and Lord Nelson captured eight small French vessels. Later that month, on 21 October, the same three vessels, joined by Marlborough, captured a small French vessel, marked Letter F. Two days later, Montague, Marlborough and Lord Nelson captured Marquireto. Two days after that, Montague and Lord Nelson captured Maria Rose, and Two Wrecks.

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