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Ranger5807
Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1793
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1793
Named1806/05/29BWAS-1793
Acquired1806/05BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurchased on the StocksBWAS-1793
ShipyardDartmouth BWAS-1793
ConstructorJohn Avery BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeCutter BWAS-1793
Wrecked1807/03/02BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck79' 0"Imperial Feet24.0792
Length of Keel60' 4 ⅞"Imperial Feet18.4118
Breadth26' 0"Imperial Feet7.9248
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen217 1994Tons BM 

Armament

1806Broadside Weight = 90 Imperial Pound ( 40.815 kg) BWAS-1793
Gun Deck14British 12-Pounder
Gun Deck2British 6-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
180660EstablishmentBWAS-1793
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
18071807/03/05LieutenantGeorge Montagu HigginsonBWAS-1793
Service History
DateEvent Source
1806/05/17Registered as RangerBWAS-1793
1806/05/29Renamed PigmyBWAS-1793
1807/03/05Wrecked off RochefortBWAS-1793

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
 
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Posted by Ron Lysen on Monday 30th of April 2012 18:50

William M'Leod was midshipman on the Pigmy at the point of its being wrecked, under the command of Lt. Higginson RN.
Later he became Commodore (1852) RN.

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