British unrated ship-sloop 'Termagant' (1796)

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Termagant7090
Nominal Guns18BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1793
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1793
Ordered1795/01/24BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down1795/05BWAS-1793
Named1795/10/13BWAS-1793
Launched1796/04/23BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardDeptford BWAS-1793
Ship ClassBittern ClassBWAS-1793
Designed byJohn Henslow BWAS-1793
ConstructorJohn Dudman BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeShip-Sloop BWAS-1793
Sold1819/02/03BWAS-1793

Dimensions
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck110' 2"Imperial Feet33.5788
Length of Keel90' 8 ½"Imperial Feet27.6479
Breadth29' 9"Imperial Feet9.0678
Depth in Hold8' 6"Imperial Feet 
Draught Forward7' 11"Imperial Feet2.413
Draught Aft11' 10"Imperial Feet3.6068
Burthen427 3⁄94Tons BM 

Armament

1796/04/23Broadside Weight = 102 Imperial Pound ( 46.257 kg) BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck18British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck6British 12-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2British 12-Pound Carronade
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1794121Design Complement 
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1796/051796/06/13Commanderd'Arcy PrestonBWAS-1793
1796/06/131799/03/01CommanderDavid LloydBWAS-1793
1799/03/011799/10CommanderRichard Allen†BWAS-1793
18001801CommanderWilliam SkipseyBWAS-1793
1802/04/291802/06CommanderSir Charles Marsh SchombergBWAS-1793
1802/061802/10/22LieutenantCharles FooteBWAS-1793
1803/081804/01/02CommanderGeorge ElliottBWAS-1793
1804/01/021807/04CommanderRobert PettetBWAS-1793
1808/101810/10/21CommanderHenry Evelyn Pitfield SturtBWAS-1793
1810/111810/11CommanderRichard BuckBWAS-1793
1811/12/041813CaptainGawen William HamiltonBWAS-1793
18131814/07CaptainJohn William AndrewBWAS-1793
Service History
DateEvent Source
1795/05Began building at Deptford  
1796/04/23Completed building at Deptford at a cost of £5524.0.0d 
1796/04/23Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1793
1796/06/09Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £2719.0.0dBWAS-1793
1797/12/20Took the Privateer La Victoire off Spurn Point 
1799/04Sailed for HalifaxBWAS-1793
1800/08Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1800/09Took the Privateer La Capricieuse off Corsica 
1800/09/04Took the Privateer Le Général Holt  
1803In the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1807/04Placed in Ordinary at ChathamBWAS-1793
1808/02Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1793
1808/10RecommissionedBWAS-1793
1809/03Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1793
1809/04/03Sailed for HalifaxBWAS-1793
1810/01/70Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1811/12Re-classed as a 20 gun Sixth RatePost Ship  
1812/07/22Took the Privateer L'Intrépide  
1813In the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1816/10Laid up at ChathamBWAS-1793
1819/02/03Sold to James Graham of Harwich at Chatham for £1,460BWAS-1793

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
 
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Posted by Tim Oakley on Wednesday 22nd of August 2012 18:30

1 Sept 1800 French Capricieuse 6 taken by Termagant 18 ship sloop commander [William ?] Skipsey, off Corsica

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