service and manned her with "men lately exchanged from Copenhagen." British service The British took Opyt into service as HMS Baltic and commissioned her under Edward Sparshot (or Sparshott). On 26 July 1808, Baltic, , and captured Falck and Kline Wiloelm. Sparshot later (28 April 1809) received promotion to lieutenant for his zeal in capturing 21 enemy merchant sail in the Baltic. One of these was Emanuel, captured on 22 November 1808. Four days later, Baltic was in sight when captured Defence, Anna Joanna Magdalena, and a second Emanuel. Baltic also was one of several vessels that participated in the capture of Falck and Kline Wilhelm on 31 August. Then on 7 March 1809, Baltic was in company with the sloop when they captured the Danish ships Magdalena, Boletta, Britannia, Den Gode Hensight, Walhala, and Christina. At the time, Saumarez and the British fleet were blockading Rogerwiek, where the Russian fleet was sheltering after the British 74-gun third rates and had destroyed the Russian 74-gun ship of the line . Baltics initial task was to land the prisoners that Implacable had taken from Vsevolod. Saumarez wanted to attack the fleet and ordered that Baltic and be prepared as fireships. However, when the British discovered that the Russians had stretched a chain across the entrance to the harbor, precluding an attack by fireships, Saumarez abandoned the plan; the two vessels returned to normal duties. Fate Baltic was paid off in April 1809 and underwent repairs at Plymouth. The Admiralty sold Baltic in 1810. Notes Citations References Voelcker, Tim (2008) Admiral Saumarez versus Napoleon: The Baltic 1807 – 1812. (Boydell & Brewer). 1806 ships Naval ships of the United Kingdom Ships of the Imperial Russian Navy Captured ships Ships built in Saint Petersburg