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Cormorant3703
Nominal Guns20BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1793
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1793
Named1796/12/27BWAS-1793
Captured1796/11/13BWAS-1793
First Commissioned1797/05
ShipyardHonfleur BWAS-1793
CategorySixth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypePost Ship BWAS-1793
Wrecked1800/05/20BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck119' 4"Imperial Feet36.3728
Length of Keel98' 2 ½"Imperial Feet29.9339
Breadth32' 10 ½"Imperial Feet10.0203
Depth in Hold14' 9 ½"Imperial Feet4.5085
Burthen564 4094Tons BM 

Armament

1796/12/27Broadside Weight = 113 Imperial Pound ( 51.2455 kg) BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck18British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck2British 32-Pound Carronade
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1797/051798/01CaptainJohn Clarke SearleBWAS-1793
1798/011799/09CaptainMark Robert KerrBWAS-1793
1799/091800/05/20CaptainSir Courtnay BoyleBWAS-1793
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1800/05/20UnknownMidshipmanRichard Israel AlleynNBD1849
Service History
DateEvent Source
1796/11/16Arrived at Portsmouth 
1797Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1797/07/25Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £6838.0.0dBWAS-1793
1799/01/02Took the Unrated Packet Boat Valiente off Malaga 
1799/03/19Took the Unrated Brig Vincejo  
1799/10/27Took the Privateer Le Tartare  
1800/01/18Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1800/02/24Took the Privateer Batador  
1800/05/20Wrecked off Damietta in the Egyption coastNBD1849

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
 
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Posted by Tim Oakley on Tuesday 28th of August 2012 21:28

crew saved [ex French French Etna 18 13/11/96] ref Colledge

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