| Pluto | 5842 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 8 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ordered | 1780/12/04 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1781/01 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Launched | 1782/02/01 | BWAS-1714 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Sandgate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Constructor | Joshua Stewart | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Unrated | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Fireship | BWAS-1714 | |
| Sold | 1817/07/19 | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 108' 10 ½" | Imperial Feet | 33.1851 | Length of Keel | 90' 7" | Imperial Feet | 27.6098 | Breadth | 29' 9" | Imperial Feet | 9.0678 | Depth in Hold | 9' 0" | Imperial Feet | Burthen | 426 42⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1782/02/01 | Broadside Weight = 48 Imperial Pound ( 21.768 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Gun Deck | 8 | British 12-Pounder | ||
| 1793/02 | Broadside Weight = 133 Imperial Pound ( 60.3156 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Gun Deck | 2 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Gun Deck | 14 | British 18-Pound Carronade | ||
| Gun Deck | 4 | British 1/2-Pound Swivel | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1779 | 55 | Design Complement | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1782/02 | 1782/03 | Commander | George Teer | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/03 | 1782/06/15 | Commander | Thomas Lewis | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/06/15 | 1783/04 | Commander | James Robert Mosse | BWAS-1714 |
| 1791/03 | 1791/09 | Commander | Robert Faulknor | BWAS-1714 |
| 1792/12 | 1793/10/07 | Commander | James Nicoll Morris | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/10/07 | 1795 | Commander | Richard Raggett | BWAS-1714 |
| 1796 | 1798/03 | Commander | Ambrose Crofton | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798/03/05 | 1802/04/29 | Commander | Henry Folkes Edgell | BWAS-1714 |
| 1802/04/29 | 1803 | Commander | Robert Forbes | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803/08 | 1804/05 | Commander | Edward Kittoe | BWAS-1714 |
| 1804/05 | 1809/02 | Commander | Richard Janverin | BWAS-1714 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1800/01 | 1803/01 | Midshipman | Edward Henry A'Court | NBD1849 |
| 1803/09/01 | 1805/01 | Midshipman | Francis Anderson Calder | NBD1849 |
| Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1795 | 1798 | 1st Class Volunteer | George Bentham | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1781/01 | Began building at Sandgate | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/02/01 | Completed building at Sandgate at a cost of £9365.1.7d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/02/24 | coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/03 | Commissioned for the Channel and Western Squadron | BWAS-1714 |
| 1783/04 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1787/11 | Began coppering at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1788/01 | Completed coppering at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/07 | Began coppering and fitting at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/09 | Completed coppering and fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £1398.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1791/03 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1791/04 | fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £938.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1791/09 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1792/11 | Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1792/12 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/02 | Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £3651.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/05/16 | Sailed for Newfoundland | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/07/25 | Took the Unrated Brig Le Lutin off Newfoundland | |
| 1798/07/30 | Sailed for Newfoundland | BWAS-1714 |
| 1801 | Surveying in Newfoundland | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803/07 | Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803/08 | Recommissioned for the Channel | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803/09 | Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1809/02 | Laid up at Portsmouth | BWAS-1714 |
| 1817/07/19 | Sold at Portsmouth to Mr Warwick for £950 | BWAS-1714 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |