British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 32' (1797)

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Gunboat No. 32 ➡ 1797 Hecate
Nominal Guns	12	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	7.2.1797	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	2.1797	BWAS-1793
Launched	2.5.1797	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Frindsbury - Kent	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Courser Class (1797)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John Wilson & CoBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Gunboat	BWAS-1793
Sunk as Breakwater	8.1809	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck76' 1"Imperial Feet23.169
Length of Keel62' 5 ⅛"Imperial Feet18.9008
Breadth22' 7 ¼"Imperial Feet6.712
Depth in Hold8' 3"Imperial Feet2.5146
Draught Forward3' 9"Imperial Feet1.143
Draught Aft5' 7"Imperial Feet1.7018
Burthen169 ⁶²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

2.5.1797Broadside Weight = 114 Imperial Pound ( 51.699 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck10 British 18-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 24-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
179750Design Complement

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
8.1797 - 1803LieutenantBWAS-17937.1803 - 12.1803LieutenantBWAS-179312.1803 - 12.1804LieutenantBWAS-179312.1804 - 26.2.1808Lieutenant† Discharged DeadBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
2.5.1797Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
11.6.1797Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
7.8.1797Refitted as a 12 gun Unrated Gun-brig
7.8.1797Renamed HecateBWAS-1793
9.1798coppering at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1807In Ordinary at SheernessBWAS-1793
8.1809Sunk at HarwichBWAS-1793
8.1809fitting as a breakwater at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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