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",
Slingsby Dart Darts: a Dart 15 finished 5th in the Standard Class event and the Dart 17 came 7th in the Open Class. 82 complete Darts of both spans are known to have been built. Overall, rather more of the large span Darts were made. One had removable wing tips, so it could fly in either class. Two special Dart 15s, designated Dart 15W were produced for the Standard Class at the 1968 World Championships with wings using a new aerofoil section and a revised canopy. After the competition, in which they were not highly placed, their wings were extended to 17