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Nominal Guns10BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Purchased1779BWAS-1714
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1714
ConstructorGeorge Rowcliffe BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeCutter BWAS-1714
Sold1793/03/06BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck56' 0"Imperial Feet17.0688
Length of Keel38' 2"Imperial Feet11.6332
Breadth21' 8"Imperial Feet6.604
Burthen95 2894Tons BM 

Armament

1780/05Broadside Weight = 17.5 Imperial Pound ( 7.9365 kg) BWAS-1714
Gun Deck10British 3-Pounder
Gun Deck10British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1780/0545BWAS-1714
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1780/051781/05LieutenantJohn Beardmore SwannBWAS-1714
1781/051781/09LieutenantThomas DysonBWAS-1714
1789/121792LieutenantHenry WrayBWAS-1714
Service History
DateEvent Source
1780/04/07Began coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
1780/05Commissioned for the ChannelBWAS-1714
1780/05/19Completed coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £801.0.0dBWAS-1714
1781/09Paid offBWAS-1714
1786Began great repair at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1786/12Paid offBWAS-1714
1789/12RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1790Completed great repair at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £2469.0.0dBWAS-1714
1790/02/05Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
 
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Posted by Tim Oakley on Tuesday 31st of July 2012 06:52

1 Jun 1793 Advice 10 cutter wrecked on Cay Bokell, Bay of Honduras ? ref Colledge

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