HMS Surinam was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop built by Obadiah Ayles at Topsham, Exeter and launched in 1805.

[5] A few days earlier Surinam had captured Venus, Robhen, master, which had been sailing from St Bartholomews, and sent her into Plymouth.

[8] Next, Surinam captured Anne Marie, Claasson, master, from St Thomas, and the Spanish lugger Alexander, and sent them into Plymouth.

[9] Lastly, Surinam detained the Danish vessel Constantia, Hankow, master, which had been sailing from St Croix to Copenhagen, and sent her into Plymouth too.

[11] On 11 December, while Surinam west of Belle Île watching for the French fleet under Admiral Willaumez, lightning struck her.

The privateer was armed with fourteen 6-pounder guns and carried a crew of 76 men under the command of Jean G. Michel.

[16] A few days earlier, Surinam had detained Grace, Brown, master, which had been sailing from New York.

On 17 February 1810 Suriname, Frolic, and Superieure joined Captain William Charles Fahie of Abercrombie and his force at the surrender of Saint Martin.

[24] By virtue of this action, Surinam effectively also participated in the capture of Guadeloupe in January and February 1810.

[a] In 1847 the Admiralty awarded the Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Guadaloupe" to all surviving participants of the campaign.

In August 1812 Surinam was in company with Swaggerer when they captured four American vessels:[27] Watt died in September 1813 on his passage home after eight years in the West Indies.

[31] On 16 September Surinam and HMS Grampus arrived off Portsmouth with 37 vessels that they had escorted from the Leeward Islands.

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