The Aid class of Royal Navy ships were the only purpose-built auxiliary ships constructed for the Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. The vessels were designed in 1808 by the Surveyors of the Navy for both transport and storage.
Name Built by Ordered Laid down Launched Fate Aid Josiah & Thomas Brindly, Kings Lynn 1808 July 1808 4 April 1809 Converted to survey ship in 1816, sold 1853 Assistance John Dudman, Deptford 1808 October 1808 7 March 1809 Sold 1821 Chatham Josiah & Thomas Brindly, Frindsbury 1810 October 1810 22 June 1811 Broken up 1864 Portsmouth Milford Dockyard 1810 October 1810 29 September 1811 Broken up 1834 Diligence Jabez Bayley, Ipswich 1813 October 1813 30 October 1814 Sold 1904 Industry James Warwick, Eling 1813 January 1814 13 October 1814 Broken up 1846
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