Ronco was a French Illyrien or Friedland-class brig built at Venice and launched in April 1808.
She served in the Mediterranean and participated in one action that earned her crew a Naval General Service Medal.
Unite encountered Ronco at daybreak on 2 May 1808 some seven or eight miles NW of Cape Promontore, Istria.
Captain Campbell of Unite described Ronco as being armed with sixteen 32-pounder carronades, and "only Two Months off the Stocks, measures about Four Hundred Tons, extremely well found, and in my Opinion, very fit for His Majesty's Service.
Tuscan was commissioned in August 1808 in the Mediterranean under Commander John Gourley (acting).
[2] Between 30 October and 1 November Tuscan was part of Admiral Benjamin Hallowell's squadron at the Bay of Rosas.
On 30 October, boats from Tuscan joined with boats from HMS Tigre, Cumberland, Volontaire, Apollo, Topaze, Philomel, and Scout in a cutting out attack after a squadron off the south of France chased an enemy convoy into the Bay of Rosas in the Battle of Maguelone.
[6] The convoy had lost its escorting ships of the line, Robuste and Lion, which had run aground near Frontignan and been scuttled by their crew.
By the following morning the British had accounted for all eleven vessels in the bay, burning those they did not bring out.
[7] In January 1813, prize money was awarded to the British vessels that took part in the action for the capture of the ships of war Grondeur and Normande, and of the transports Dragon and Indien.
[2] In 1811 Tuscan supported the British Army in Spain, especially in the efforts to break the siege of Cadiz by landing troops to attack the French at Isla de León.
In 20 February a naval force of warships and transports under the command of Captain Edwin Brace HMS St Albans weighed anchor.
Subsequently, Graham participated in the Battle of Barrossa.The Royal Navy ships involved, in addition to St Alban's and Tuscan, included Druid, Comus, Sabine, Ephira, Steady and Rebuff.
[9] In October, a French force was pressing on Spanish General Francisco Ballesteros in the vicinity of San Roque, Cádiz.
Rear-Admiral Legge, the commander of the British fleet at Cadiz, dispatched a force on 11 October to Tariffa to come to his assistance.
Tuscan shared with San Juan, Sabine, Lavinia, Hindostan, and Hyacinth in the American droits for Phoenix, Margaret, Allegany and Tyger, captured on 8 August 1812.
[13] Disposal: The Principal Officers and Commissioners of the Navy offered the "Tuscan brig, of 334 tons", lying at Plymouth for sale on 28 August 1816.
On 8 November 1817 the port authorities moored her to serve as a breakwater sheltering workmen building a new pier.
[13] Finally, after numerous unsuccessful listings, Tuscan sold on 29 January 1818 Thomas Pittman for £800.
[3] Captain Coleman sailed Tuscan on her first whaling voyage, leaving England on 5 October 1819.
[4] Tuscan, Watson, master, left Britain in 1837. she was reported to have been at Tahiti from 24 February to 20 March 1838 with sperm oil.
[24] Tuscan was condemned at the Bay of Islands in late March or early April 1840 as no longer seaworthy.