HMS Inspector was launched in 1801 at Mistley as the mercantile Amity. The Royal Navy purchased her in 1803 and laid her up in 1808 before selling her in 1810. She then returned to mercantile service. Between 1818 and 1825 she made four voyages as a whaler in the British southern whale fishery. She returned to mercantile service and was last listed in 1833 as being at Falmouth. Merchantman Amity was launched in 1801 at Mistley, near Colchester. She first appeared in Lloyd's Register in 1801 with T. Gamble, master, Warran & Co., owner, and trade London–Saint Petersburg. Royal Navy The Royal Navy purchased Amity in August 1803. She then underwent fitting for naval service at Deptford between 5 September and 10 November. Commander Edward Mitchell commissioned her in September. On 11 November she, together with , , , , Africiane, , , the hired armed cutter Swift, and the hired armed lugger Agnes, shared in the capture of Upstalsboom, H.L. De Haase, Master. On 19 May 1804 and Inspector cooperated in an unsuccessful attempt to cut out the pram Ville d'Anvers from Ostend. then on 23 June, Galgo and Inspector observed 26 schuyts coming from Ostend and going towards Flushing. They proceeded to keep up a running fire on these vessels for about two hours, while enduring fire from shore batteries. Eventually, the two British vessels hauled off, fearful of running aground on the Stroom sand, having succeeded in driving only one Dutch vessel aground, but having sustained no casualties themselves. She arrived on 6 August 1804 at North Yarmouth, together with the armed defense ship and the gun-brig . Commander Mitchell reported on 14 May 1805 that had captured the French privateer Orestes and sent her into Yarmouth. Orestes was a Dutch-built dogger armed with a 24-pounder gun and six swivels, and had a crew of 33 men. Commander Henry Butt replaced Mitchell in May 1805. Commander Edward Killwick replaced Butt, and then Commander Brian Hodgson replaced Killwick. In March 1808 Inspector was laid up at Chatham. Disposal: The "Principal Officers and Commissioners of His Majesty's Navy" offered the sloop Inspector, lying at Chatham, for sale on 25 June 1810. She sold there on that date. Merchantman Ward & Co. purchased Inspector and returned her to her name of Amity She re-entered Lloyd's Register in 1810 with Fraser, master, and trade London-based transport. The Register of Shipping for