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Nominal Guns14BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Purchased1780/05BWAS-1714
First Commissioned1780/07
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeCutter BWAS-1714
Foundered1791/05BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck73' 7"Imperial Feet22.4282
Length of Keel54' 3"Imperial Feet16.5354
Breadth26' 3"Imperial Feet8.001
Depth in Hold10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048
Burthen198 7994Tons BM 

Armament

1780/07Broadside Weight = 30.5 Imperial Pound ( 13.832 kg) BWAS-1714
Gun Deck14British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck10British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1780/0760BWAS-1714
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1780/071783/07LieutenantArthur HayneBWAS-1714
1783/071787/05LieutenantRichard RudsdellBWAS-1714
1787/071791LieutenantRichard RudsdellBWAS-1714
17911791/05LieutenantThomas RainyBWAS-1714
Service History
DateEvent Source
1780/05/20Began coppering and fitting at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1714
1780/07Commissioned for the Channel IslandsBWAS-1714
1780/09/08Completed coppering and fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £1455.6.7dBWAS-1714
1783/07Paid offBWAS-1714
1783/07Commissioned for the Irish SeaBWAS-1714
1787/05Paid offBWAS-1714
1787/07Commissioned for the Irish SeaBWAS-1714
1791/05/04Sailed from Plymouth for Gibraltar and lost, presumed founderedBWAS-1714

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
 
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