Finisterre (Calder's Action). Though the cutter Frisk and Nile stayed out of the fight and suffered no casualties, as per regulations they shared in the proceeds for the capture of the Spanish ships Firme and San Rafael. Fennel died in 1805 and his replacement, in September, was Lieutenant Symonds (or Simmonds). On 2 May 1806 Nile was in company with two Jersey privateers, the Success and the Phoenix, when they captured the Spanish brig Santa Alodias, or Alvalia. Nile may also have been the lugger Nile, of 175 tons (bm), ten 12-pounder guns, and 40 men, whose master, Thomas Butcher, received a letter of marque on 30 December 1808. Notes, citations, and references Notes Citations References Hired armed vessels of the Royal Navy 1800s ships Napoleonic-era ships