British schooner 'Advice' (1796)

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Advice
Nominal Guns	4	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	10.1796	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	11.1796	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Itchen Ferry - Hampshire	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Schooner	BWAS-1793
Foundered	1804	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck45' 4"Imperial Feet13.7363
Length of Keel34' 9 ¼"Imperial Feet10.3696
Breadth15' 10 ¾"Imperial Feet4.5911
Depth in Hold6' 9 ½"Imperial Feet1.8415
Burthen47Tons BM

Armament

11.1796Broadside Weight = 6 Imperial Pound ( 2.721 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck4 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
11.179610 BWAS-1793

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
11.1796 - 1801UnknownBWAS-17931803UnknownBWAS-17931803 - 1804LieutenantBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
20.10.1796RegisteredBWAS-1793
3.8.1797Refitted as a 4 gun Unrated Cutter
6.1799Began making good defects at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
8.1799Completed making good defects at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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