British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 6' (1797)

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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
Designed by	Sir John Henslow (1730-1815)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John Randall (1755-1802)	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Gunboat
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
From	Until	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1798/05/14	1798/05/20	Raid on Ostend	Home Riggs Popham (1762-1820)

Notes on Ship

Originally named Gunboat number 6

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif WinfieldBook

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

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