| Career (Holland) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Palla |
| Builder: | P. Glavimans |
| Launched: | 1781 |
| Captured: | 26 July 1806 |
| Career (UK) | |
| Name: | HMS Makassar or Macassa, renamed to Celebes |
| Acquired: | 26 July 1806 by capture |
| Out of service: | 1807 |
| Fate: | Sold |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | frigate |
| Tonnage: | 850 (est.; bm) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Schooner |
| Armament: | 36 guns (nominal) |
HMS Celebes was the Dutch or Batavian Republic frigate Pallas that the frigate HMS Greyhound and brig-sloop HMS Harrier captured on 26 July 1806 in the East Indies. The British took her into service as HMS Makassar (or Macassa), but renamed her within the year to Celebes.[1]
Commander Edward Troubridge, formerly of Harrier, became her first captain. Commander William Wilbraham succeeded him. In 1807 she came under the command of Captain William Pakenenahm. She was paid off at Calcutta on 23 September 1807. Following a survey, the decision was taken not to commission her into the Royal Navy. Instead, she was sold.[1]