After a relatively undistinguished career, Armada was sold out of the Navy in 1863 and broken up at Marshall's ship breaking yard in Plymouth.

[2] On 9 November 1810, Armada was among the vessels in sight when the 36-gun fifth rate Curacoa captured the French privateer Venus.

[4][a] On 1 February 1811 Armada was one of a number of vessels that were in company when Hero captured the American schooner Beauty.

[8] On 4 November 1813 Armada arrived off Cap Sicié and the next day was involved in a skirmish with a French squadron off Toulon.

These vessels opened fire on the French fleet consisting of 14 sail of the line and seven frigates, which had sortied from Toulon on a training exercise.

Pellew mentioned in his letter that the only reason he had reported the incident was to provide an accurate account to counteract French propaganda.

On 9 December Armada was with a squadron under Captain Josiah Rowley of America and assisted in supporting the landing of troops at Via Reggio.

The troops, 1000 men of the Italian Levy under the command of Lieut-Colonel Catanelli, marched inland and captured Lucca.

Some 200 miles west of Ushant, the convoy encountered the sloop USS Wasp, which was operating out of Lorient.

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