HMS Dart (1796) in what became known as the Vlieter Incident. On 30 August a squadron of the navy of the Batavian Republic, commanded by Rear-Admiral Samuel Story, surrendered to the British navy. The incident occurred during the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland and took place near Wieringen on a sandbank near the channel between Texel and the mainland that was known as "De Vlieter". Around this time "Dart" captured the sloop "Jonge Jan". "Dart" also shared with gunboats , , and in the proceeds of the capture of the "Hell Hound". This may have occurred on 7 October when the boats of "Dart",
Love dart have also degenerated (become non-functional). The "sarcobelum" is a fleshy or cuticle-coated papilla which is considered to be a degenerated, previously dart-bearing, organ. Love darts are shaped in many distinctive ways, and vary considerably between species. The morphology of the dart is almost always species-specific. Some darts have a round cross section, others are bladed or vaned. In some cases the blades on the sides of the dart are bifurcated or divided into two parts. Some darts are shaped like a needle or a thorn, others have a tip like an arrowhead, or look like a dagger. What all the