HMS Ringdove (or Ring Dove) was a Royal Navy 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop that Matthew Warren built at Brightlingsea and launched in 1806.

She took some prizes and participated in three actions or campaigns that qualified her crew for clasps to the Naval General Service Medal.

[4][5] Next day, two brigs, which turned out to be the Excise vessel Royal George and Sappho, were chasing a French lugger when Ariadne and Ringdove came on the scene.

Within a few weeks, Peak had captured the Danish privateer Forden Shieold (or Torden Skiöld) off Bergen, Norway on 30 March.

Initially Forden Shieold would not surrender but after a few shots from Ringdove had killed one man and wounded two others she struck.

[10] In 1847 the Admiralty authorized the issuance to all remaining survivors of the campaign of the Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Martinique".

In April 1809, a strong French squadron arrived at the Îles des Saintes, south of Guadeloupe.

There they were blockaded until 14 April, when a British force under Major-General Frederick Maitland and Captain Philip Beaver in Acasta, invaded and captured the islands.

During the operations, French batteries opened fire on the British force, one shot striking Ringdove, then off Pointe Lizard.

He demolished the position and withdrew to his ship, rejoining Volant Ballard off Anse la Barque at Basse Terre Island.

[16] Nine days later Ringdove captured the ship Magnet, of 172 tons (bm), from Belfast, bound to New York, with passengers, and a small quantity of linen.

[d] On 19 July Ringdove captured the schooner Rover, of 98 tons (bm), sailing from Liverpool for Amelia Island.

[e] On the same day Ringdove captured the ship Four Sisters, of 204 tons (bm), from Lisbon, bound to New York, and laden with 1000 dollars.

[3] On 30 June she was one of the vessels that were present at the capture of the letter of marque Ulysses, Sam Hill, Master.

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