British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 6' (1797)

Three Decks' Forum

Come and ask, answer or inform.

Recent updates

Update Omaer
Update François Panetié (Seigneur de la Croix) (1626-1696)
Added Le Palmier (36)
Update Robert Manners Sutton (d.1794)
Update John Meares
Update Egmont (74)
Update Patrick Campbell (d.1798)
Update James Cox
Update John Mears
Update Ambuscade (32)
See more...

Recent Comments

Glorious 1st of June
Devaynes (1801)
Devaynes (1801)
Cumberland (1802)
Dolphin (20) (1744)
Cumberland (1802)
Cumberland (1802)
Flip (1805)
Diana (1799)
Diana (1799)
See more...

Gunboat No. 6 -> 1797 Acute
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	7.2.1797	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	2.1797	BWAS-1793
Named	7.8.1797	BWAS-1793
Launched	4.1797	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Acute Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John Henslow (1730-1815)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John Randall (1755-1802)	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Gunboat	BWAS-1793
Sold	10.1802	BWAS-1793
Becomes	British brig 'Acute' (1813) (12)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck75' 3"Imperial Feet22.8752
Length of Keel61' 9 ½"Imperial Feet18.6055
Breadth22' 1 ½"Imperial Feet6.7183
Depth in Hold8' 0"Imperial Feet2.4384
Draught Forward3' 8"Imperial Feet1.1176
Draught Aft6' 0"Imperial Feet1.8288
Burthen160 ⁸⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

6.1797Broadside Weight = 132 Imperial Pound ( 59.862 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck2 British 24-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.179750EstablishmentBWAS-1714

4 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
4.1797 - 1798LieutenantJeremiah SeaverBWAS-179311.1798 - 6.1800LieutenantAnthony Thompson (d.1824)BWAS-17936.1800 - 2.1802LieutenantJeremiah SeaverBWAS-17932.1802 - 4.1802LieutenantRobert Bones (d.1813)BWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
12.4.1797Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
8.6.1797Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
7.8.1797Refitted as a 14 gun Unrated Gun-brig
7.8.1797Renamed AcuteBWAS-1793
14.5.1798Operations against Ostend
6.1798coppering at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
4.1802Paid offBWAS-1793

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
14.5.1798-20.5.1798	Raid on Ostend	Home Riggs Popham (1762-1820)

Notes on Ship

Originally named Gunboat number 6

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif WinfieldBook

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

Previous comments on this pageno comments to display

Make a comment about this page

Recent comments to other pages

Date posted	By	Page
Saturday 21st of September 2019 22:47	Joel Burden	Glorious 1st of June
Saturday 21st of September 2019 21:52	Andreas von Mach	British Merchant east indiaman 'Devaynes' (1801)
Saturday 21st of September 2019 19:55	Andreas von Mach	British Merchant east indiaman 'Devaynes' (1801)
Saturday 21st of September 2019 08:11	AvM	British Merchant east indiaman 'Cumberland' (1802)
Saturday 21st of September 2019 08:09	AvM	British Merchant east indiaman 'Dolphin' (1744) (20)

GDPR Statement