British sloop 'Inspector' (1782)

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Oxford (22) 1656-1669
British 22 Gun
5th Rate Ship
(1656)
George TeerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1758-1783
George TeerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1758-1783
Orleans (Unknown) 1838
American Unknown Gun
Merchant Brig
(1838)
Hound (Unknown) 1839
American Unknown Gun
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(1839)
La Coquette (Unknown) 1809-1822
French Unknown Gun
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(1809)
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French Unknown Gun
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(1809)
John Ender (Unknown) 1839
American Unknown Gun
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(1839)
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Portugese Unknown Gun
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(1839)
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Inspector
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	17.4.1780	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	6.1780	BWAS-1714
Named	15.6.1780	BWAS-1714
Launched	29.4.1782	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Wivenhoe - Essex	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Moses GameBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	2.1802	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck97' 2 ½"Imperial Feet29.5783
Length of Keel80' 5 ¾"Imperial Feet24.4031
Breadth26' 11 ¼"Imperial Feet7.9312
Depth in Hold13' 3 ½"Imperial Feet3.9751
Burthen310 ⁴⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

3.1782Broadside Weight = 51 Imperial Pound ( 23.1288 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Forecastle4 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.1782125 BWAS-1714
1794121 BWAS-1714

9 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
21.3.1782 - 24.5.1783Commander ADM 6/22/428BWAS-171411.1.1788 - 12.3.1791Commander ADM 6/23/446BWAS-171412.3.1791 - 30.9.1791Commander ADM 6/24/110BWAS-17141.5.1793 - 23.10.1794Commander† ADM 6/24/234BWAS-171423.10.1794 - 6.1795CommanderBWAS-17146.1795 - 12.1795CommanderBWAS-17149.1796 - 14.2.1800Commander†BWAS-171414.2.1800 - 2.1801CommanderBWAS-171414.2.1801 - 29.1.1802CommanderBWAS-1714

7 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
12.3.1791 - 30.3.1791Lieutenant ADM 6/4/110ADM 6/2431.3.1791 - 30.9.1791First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/114ADM 6/248.4.1791 - 30.9.1791Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/116ADM 6/243.7.1793 - 25.10.1793First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/251ADM 6/2426.10.1793 - 1793First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/278ADM 6/242.11.1793 - 1793Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/280ADM 6/2421.1.1798 - 1798LieutenantNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
23.4.1798 - 12.17991st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
6.1780Began building at Wivenhoe - Essex BWAS-1714
29.4.1782Completed building at Wivenhoe - Essex at a cost of £6634.2.2dBWAS-1714
21.5.1782Began coppering and fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
21.7.1782Completed coppering and fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
5.1783RecommissionedBWAS-1714
10.1787Paid offBWAS-1714
1.1788Recommissioned for Southwest ScotlandBWAS-1714
3.1793Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
6.1793Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £3426.0.0dBWAS-1714
26.12.1793Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
12.1795Paid offBWAS-1714
1.1796Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
9.1796RecommissionedBWAS-1714
11.1796Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £8464.0.0dBWAS-1714
5.1797Nore mutinyBWAS-1714
2.1802Sold at SheernessBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/24 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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