British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 5' (1797)

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Gunboat No. 5 -> 1797 Asp	3157
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	7.2.1797	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	2.1797	BWAS-1793
Launched	10.4.1797	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	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	7.1803	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck75' 1"Imperial Feet22.8651
Length of Keel61' 7 ¾"Imperial Feet18.6119
Breadth22' 1"Imperial Feet6.7183
Depth in Hold7' 11 ¼"Imperial Feet2.14
Draught Forward3' 6"Imperial Feet1.0668
Draught Aft6' 0"Imperial Feet1.8288
Burthen159 ⁸⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

10.4.1797Broadside Weight = 132 Imperial Pound ( 59.862 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck12 British 18-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 24-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.179750Design Complement

2 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
4.1797 - 1798LieutenantJoseph EdmondsBWAS-17931798 - 15.2.1803LieutenantIsaac FerrieresBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
10.4.1797Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
20.5.1797Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
7.8.1797Refitted as a 12 gun Unrated Gun-brig
7.8.1797Renamed AspBWAS-1793
14.5.1798Operations against Ostend
4.1800coppering at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
7.1800Sailed with a convoy to the West IndiesBWAS-1793
1801In the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
1802In the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
15.2.1803Paid offBWAS-1793

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

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif WinfieldBook

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