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Nominal Guns8BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1714
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1714
Ordered1788/12/01BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down1789/11BWAS-1714
Launched1790/09/09BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardPlymouth BWAS-1714
Designed byJohn Schank BWAS-1714
ConstructorThomas Dunsterville BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeCutter BWAS-1714
Deleted from list1816BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck65' 0"Imperial Feet19.812
Length of Keel50' 3 ⅞"Imperial Feet15.3384
Breadth21' 5"Imperial Feet6.5278
Depth in Hold7' 2"Imperial Feet2.1844
Draught Forward5' 3"Imperial Feet1.6002
Laden Draught Aft7' 2"Imperial Feet2.1844
Draught Aft6' 0"Imperial Feet1.8288
Burthen122 7194Tons BM 

Armament

1790/10Broadside Weight = 12 Imperial Pound ( 5.442 kg) BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8British 3-Pounder
1793/04/02Broadside Weight = 36 Imperial Pound ( 16.326 kg) BWAS-1714
Gun Deck4British 12-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck8British 3-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1790/1045BWAS-1714
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1790/101795/08LieutenantMicajah MalbonBWAS-1714
1795/081796/03LieutenantJames DuncanBWAS-1714
1796/03/311797/03LieutenantRobert YettsBWAS-1714
1797/031798/12/27LieutenantHenry GarrettBWAS-1714
1799/021802LieutenantJackson DowsingBWAS-1714
1803/081803/10LieutenantWilliam RobertsonBWAS-1714
1803/101804/03LieutenantJohn NugentBWAS-1714
1804/031810LieutenantCharles RandleBWAS-1714
18111814LieutenantThomas SprouleBWAS-1714
Service History
DateEvent Source
1790/09/09Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1790/10Commissioned for the ChannelBWAS-1714
1791/02/03Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £269.0.0dBWAS-1714
1791/04Began coppering and fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1791/05Completed coppering and fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £1706.0.0dBWAS-1714
1791/08refitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1795/08Commissioned for the North SeaBWAS-1714
1802Paid off?BWAS-1714
1803/08Recommissioned for the ThamesBWAS-1714
1804/03Recommissioned for guard duty at Bugsby's Hole in the ThamesBWAS-1714
1808/05/30Present at the Action of 1808-05-30 
1810/02Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
1810/06Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1714
1811Depot ship at WaterfordBWAS-1714
1814/05/12Order to be disposed off and deleted from the listBWAS-1714
1848/02/03Sold for $600 after serving as a coal depot at Callao, ChileBWAS-1714

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
 
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