A seaman had fallen overboard and Gore again jumped in to save the man. The ship's boats attempted to save him but one swamped before it could come to the rescue, and he capsized a second trying to climb in. The cutter was able to rescue the men from the second boat, but Gore and the seaman he had tried to save were already lost. Commander Robert Giles took command on 12 March 1812 on the Leeward Islands station. On 29 March 1813 Scorpion captured the Gustavus. On 8 May 1813 Scorpion sailed with a convoy to England that reached Plymouth on 28 June. Fate Scorpion was laid up at Sheerness in July 1813. She was sold there to G.F. Young for £1,100 on 3 February 1819. Notes Citations References The Annual biography and obituary for the year ... (1829) Volumes 13–14. (Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown). External links 1803 ships Cruizer-class brig-sloops Ships built in Kent