British schooner 'Ant' (1797)

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Ant	3077
Nominal Guns	4	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Captured	6.1797	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Schooner	BWAS-1793
Sold	23.3.1815	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck60' 7"Imperial Feet18.4658
Length of Keel45' 5 ⅛"Imperial Feet13.7192
Breadth18' 10 ¾"Imperial Feet5.5055
Depth in Hold8' 7"Imperial Feet2.6162
Burthen86 ²⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

6.1797Broadside Weight = 24 Imperial Pound ( 10.884 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck4 British 12-Pound Carronade

8 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
3.1798 - 8.1800Lieutenant Mathew Bowles Alt (d.1836)SNL17998.1800 - 1801Lieutenant William HirdBWAS-17935.1803 - 10.1803Lieutenant John Cook CarpenterBWAS-179312.1803 - 9.1804Lieutenant John MaffinBWAS-17939.1804 - 10.1805Lieutenant Richard Hawkes (d.1810)BWAS-179310.1805 - 1.1807Lieutenant Thomas SimpsonBWAS-17931.1807 - 1809Lieutenant Timothy BirdBWAS-17931811 - 1814Lieutenant Joseph WilliamsBWAS-1793

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
1798 - 1802Unknown William Lenthall Brake (1787-1858)NBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
7.1797Began coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
16.1.1798Completed coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
5.1803fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
6.1805Began making good defects at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
8.1805Completed making good defects at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
23.3.1814Sold at Portsmouth for £200BWAS-1793

Notes on Ship

OriginBWAS-1793
Mercantile Lovely Lass

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

SNL1799Steele, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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