| Tisiphone | 7161 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 8 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ordered | 1779/11/04 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1780/03 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Launched | 1781/05/09 | BWAS-1714 | |
| First Commissioned | 1781/06/22 | ||
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Dover | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Class | Tisiphone Class | BWAS-1714 | |
| Constructor | Henry Ladd | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Unrated | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Fireship | BWAS-1714 | |
| Sold for Break Up | 1816/01/11 | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 108' 9" | Imperial Feet | Length of Keel | 90' 6 ½" | Imperial Feet | Breadth | 29' 8 ½" | Imperial Feet | Depth in Hold | 9' 0" | Imperial Feet | Burthen | 425 24⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1781/05/09 | Broadside Weight = 48 Imperial Pound ( 21.768 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Gun Deck | 8 | British 12-Pounder | ||
| 1791/09 | Broadside Weight = 132 Imperial Pound ( 59.862 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Gun Deck | 2 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Gun Deck | 14 | British 18-Pound Carronade | ||
| 1797/09 | Broadside Weight = 1 Imperial Pound ( 0.4536 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| 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 |
| 1781/06/22 | 1781/08/23 | Commander | John Stone | BWAS-1714 |
| 1781/08/23 | 1782/02/07 | Commander | James Saumarez | W031 |
| 1782/02/07 | 1783/03 | Commander | Charles Sandys | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/05 | 1790/09/21 | Commander | Charles Tyler | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/09/21 | 1790/11/22 | Commander | Henry Curzon | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/11/22 | 1793 | Commander | Anthony Hunt | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/05/22 | 1793/11/05 | Commander | Thomas Byam Martin | W031 |
| 1794/03 | 1794/10 | Commander | Charles Fullerton Elphinstone | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794/10/07 | 1795/11 | Commander | Joseph Turner | BWAS-1714 |
| 1796/09 | 1797/05 | Commander | James Wallis | BWAS-1714 |
| 1797/05 | 1798/12/10 | Commander | Robert Honeyman | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798/12/10 | 1800/09/06 | Commander | Charles Grant | BWAS-1714 |
| 1800/09/06 | 1802/03 | Commander | John Davie | BWAS-1714 |
| 1802/03 | 1802/04/29 | Commander | John Hayes | BWAS-1714 |
| 1802/04/29 | 1802/07 | Commander | Ulick Jennings | BWAS-1714 |
| 1802/07 | 1803 | Commander | John Thompson | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803/06 | 1809/09 | Commander | William Foote | BWAS-1714 |
| 1809/09 | 1812 | Commander | William Love | BWAS-1714 |
| 1813/05 | 1815 | Commander | Edward Hodder | BWAS-1714 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1791 | 1793/05 | Midshipman | Thomas Masterman Hardy | W031 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1780/03 | Began building at Dover | BWAS-1714 |
| 1781/05/09 | Completed building at Dover at a cost of £9195.3.9d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1781/06/08 | Began coppering and fitting at Sheerness Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1781/09/05 | Completed coppering and fitting at Sheerness Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1781/12 | Sailed to the Leeward Islands | BWAS-1714 |
| 1781/12/12 | Present at the 2nd Battle of Ushant | |
| 1782/03 | Returned home and paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1784/11 | Began small repair at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1785/03 | Laid up at Woolwich? | BWAS-1714 |
| 1785/03 | Completed small repair at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £3342.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790 | Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/05 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1791 | Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £3529.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1791/09 | Re-classed as a 16 gun UnratedSloop-of-War | |
| 1793/03/05 | Took the Privateer L'Outarde | |
| 1793/05/22 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795/11 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1796/04 | Began middling repair at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1796/09 | Recommissioned for the North Sea | BWAS-1714 |
| 1796/10 | Completed middling repair at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £9099.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1797/07/22 | Took the Privateer Le Prospect near Dogger Bank | |
| 1797/07/22 | Took the Privateer Prosper off the Dogger Bank | |
| 1797/09/06 | Took the Privateer Le Cerf Volant off Heligoland | |
| 1799/11/20 | Sailed for Jamaica | BWAS-1714 |
| 1802/11 | Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803/06 | Recommissioned for Lymington | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803/07 | Re-classed as a 16 gun UnratedFloating Battery | |
| 1803/07 | Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1811/06/22 | Took the Unrated Ship-Sloop Hazard off the Needles | |
| 1815 | Placed in ordinary | BWAS-1714 |
| 1816/01/11 | Sold at Deptford for £1,000 | BWAS-1714 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| W031 | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography | Oxford University Press | Web Site |