Acute Class | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Great Britain |
| Nominal Guns | 14 |
| Approved | 1797/02 |
| Designer | John Henslow |
| Rate | Unrated |
| Type | Gunboat |
| Designed Crew | 50 |
| Ships in Class | 15 |
| Design Armament | Broadside Weight = 132 Imperial Pound ( 59.862 kg) | BWAS-1793 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gun Deck | 12 | British 18-Pound Carronade | |
| Bow Chaser | 2 | British 24-Pounder | |
| Design Dimensions and Ship Information | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordered | Shipyard | Launched | Out of service | Fate | Gundeck Length | Length of Keel | Breadth | Depth in hold | Burthen | |
| As Designed | 75' 0" | 61' 7 ⅝" | 22' 0" | 7' 11" | 158 63⁄94 | |||||
| Gunboat No. 8 | 1797/07/02 | Rotherhithe | 1797/04 | 1802/04 | Hulked | 75' 0" | 61' 7 ⅝" | 22' 0" | 7' 11" | 158 63⁄94 |
| Gunboat No. 6 | 1797/02/07 | Rotherhithe | 1797/04 | 1802/10 | Sold | 75' 3" | 61' 9 ½" | 22' 1" | 7' 11 ¼" | 159 85⁄94 |
| Gunboat No. 7 | 1797/02/07 | Deptford | 1797/04 | 1802/09 | Sold | 75' 0" | 61' 7 ⅝" | 22' 0" | 7' 11" | 158 63⁄94 |
| Gunboat No. 15 | 1797/02/07 | Deptford Dockyard | 1797/04/05 | 1798/08/26 | Captured | 75' 0" | 61' 7 ⅝" | 22' 0" | 7' 11" | 158 63⁄94 |
| Gunboat No. 5 | 1797/02/07 | Rotherhithe | 1797/04/10 | 1803/07 | Sold | 75' 0" | 61' 7 ⅝" | 22' 0" | 7' 11" | 158 63⁄94 |
| Gunboat No. 4 | 1797/02/07 | Rotherhithe | 1797/04/10 | 1827/06/06 | Sold | 75' 0" | 61' 7 ⅝" | 22' 0" | 7' 11" | 158 63⁄94 |
| Gunboat No. 9 | 1797/02/07 | Rotherhithe | 1797/04/11 | 1809/07 | Sold | 75' 0" | 61' 7 ⅝" | 22' 0" | 7' 11" | 158 63⁄94 |
| Gunboat No. 16 | 1797/02/07 | Deptford Dockyard | 1797/04/11 | 1799/10 | Broken Up | 75' 0" | 61' 7 ⅝" | 22' 0" | 7' 11" | 158 63⁄94 |
| Gunboat No. 11 | 1797/02/07 | Rotherhithe | 1797/04/11 | 1802/01 | Sold | 75' 0" | 61' 7 ⅝" | 22' 0" | 7' 11" | 158 63⁄94 |
| Gunboat No. 10 | 1797/02/07 | Rotherhithe | 1797/04/13 | 1802/05 | Sold | 75' 0" | 61' 7 ⅝" | 22' 0" | 7' 11" | 158 63⁄94 |
| Gunboat No. 12 | 1797/02/07 | Deptford Dockyard | 1797/04/14 | 1803/01 | Sold | 75' 0" | 61' 7 ⅝" | 22' 0" | 7' 11" | 158 63⁄94 |
| Gunboat No. 17 | 1797/02/07 | Deptford Dockyard | 1797/04/22 | 1805/02 | Broken Up | 75' 0" | 61' 7 ⅝" | 22' 0" | 7' 11" | 158 63⁄94 |
| Gunboat No. 18 | 1797/02/07 | Deptford | 1797/04/24 | 1823/07/16 | Broken Up | 75' 0" | 61' 7 ⅝" | 22' 0" | 7' 11" | 158 63⁄94 |
| Gunboat No. 13 | 1797/02/07 | Deptford Dockyard | 1797/04/25 | 1802/12 | Sold | 75' 0" | 61' 7 ⅝" | 22' 0" | 7' 11" | 158 63⁄94 |
| Gunboat No. 14 | 1797/02/07 | Deptford Dockyard | 1797/04/28 | 1802/10 | Sold | 75' 0" | 61' 7 ⅝" | 22' 0" | 7' 11" | 158 63⁄94 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |