| Fairy | 4184 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 14 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ordered | 1777/01/08 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1777/06/09 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Launched | 1778/10/24 | BWAS-1714 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Sheerness Dockyard | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Class | Swan Class | BWAS-1714 | |
| Designed by | John Williams | BWAS-1714 | |
| Constructor | John Jenner | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Unrated | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Ship-Sloop | BWAS-1714 | |
| Broken Up | 1811/07 | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 96' 7" | Imperial Feet | Length of Keel | 78' 10" | Imperial Feet | Breadth | 26' 9" | Imperial Feet | Depth in Hold | 12' 10" | Imperial Feet | Draught Forward | 6' 10" | Imperial Feet | 2.0828 | Draught Aft | 10' 9" | Imperial Feet | 3.2766 | Burthen | 300 4⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1778/10/24 | Broadside Weight = 42 Imperial Pound ( 19.047 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 14 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1766/05/08 | 125 | Design Complement | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1778/10 | 1779/08 | Commander | Thomas Lennox Frederick | BWAS-1714 |
| 1779/08/06 | 1780/05 | Commander | Sir Henry Edwin Stanhope | BWAS-1714 |
| 1780/05 | 1780/09/15 | Commander | George Cranfield Berkeley | BWAS-1714 |
| 1780/09/15 | 1781/01/09 | Commander | Joseph Brown | BWAS-1714 |
| 1781/02 | 1782 | Commander | William Yeo | BWAS-1714 |
| 1783/05 | 1786 | Commander | William Thomas | BWAS-1714 |
| 1786/05 | 1788 | Captain | John Manley | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790 | 1790 | Captain | Sir Thomas Spry | BWAS-1714 |
| 1791/06 | 1792 | Commander | Francis Laforey | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793 | 1794 | Commander | Richard Bridges | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795/04 | 1797/01 | Commander | John Irwin | BWAS-1714 |
| 1797/01 | 1797/07 | Commander | J. Baker | BWAS-1714 |
| 1797/07 | 1800/03 | Commander | Joshua Sydney Horton | BWAS-1714 |
| 1800/03 | 1801 | Commander | BWAS-1714 | |
| 1801 | 1801 | Commander | Richard Dalling Dunn | BWAS-1714 |
| 1802/01/07 | 1804/03/03 | Commander | William Fitzroy | BWAS-1714 |
| 1802/01/15 | 1803 | Commander | John Impey | BWAS-1714 |
| 1804/03/03 | 1804/08 | Commander | Charles Powys† | BWAS-1714 |
| 1804/08/15 | 1805/09 | Commander | George Adey Creyke | BWAS-1714 |
| Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1800/05/05 | 1801/11 | Ordinary Seaman | John Alexander | NL1865 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1777/06/09 | Began building at Sheerness Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1778/10/24 | Completed building at Sheerness Dockyard at a cost of £8754.17.4d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1778/10/24 | Began coppering and fitting at Sheerness Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1778/12/19 | Completed coppering and fitting at Sheerness Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1779/05/24 | Took the Privateer La Dunkerquoise | |
| 1779/06/18 | Took the Privateer Le Maraudeur | |
| 1779/09 | In the North Sea | BWAS-1714 |
| 1780 | Took the Privateer Phoenix | |
| 1780 | Took the Privateer Packet Boat Mercury | |
| 1780/04/07 | Sailed for Newfoundland | BWAS-1714 |
| 1780/06/11 | Took the Privateer Brig-Sloop Wilkes | |
| 1780/06/21 | Took the Privateer Brigantine Griffin off Newfoundland | |
| 1781/01/13 | Taken by La Madame , Valiant | |
| 1781/02 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1781/05/29 | Sailed for Newfoundland | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/04/26 | Sailed for Newfoundland | BWAS-1714 |
| 1783/05 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1786 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1786/05 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1788/06 | Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1788/08 | Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £2793.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1791/06 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1791/08/24 | Sailed for the Leeward Islands | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794/03/05 | Sailed for the West coast of Africa | BWAS-1714 |
| 1796/05/22 | Took the Privateer Le Hazard in the Channel | |
| 1797/10/05 | Sank a privateer lugger off Boulogne | BWAS-1714 |
| 1797/11/13 | Took the Privateer Lugger L'Epervier | |
| 1799/01/11 | Took the Privateer Nuestra Señora del Port St Bonaventa | |
| 1800/02 | Sailed for the Leeward Islands | BWAS-1714 |
| 1800/02/05 | Present at the Capture of the Pallas | |
| 1803/01 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1804/03 | On the Jamaica station | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/09 | Returned home and paid off? | BWAS-1714 |
| 1811/07 | Broken up at Plymouth | BWAS-1714 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NL1865 | The Navy List 1865 | The Admiralty | Digital Book |