British cutter 'Brazen' (1781)

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Brazen	3403
Nominal Guns	12	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	6.1781	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Cutter	BWAS-1714
Sold	4.1799	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck58' 0"Imperial Feet17.6784
Length of Keel44' 4"Imperial Feet13.4366
Breadth22' 10"Imperial Feet6.7056
Depth in Hold9' 6"Imperial Feet2.8956
Burthen122 ⁸⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

11.11.1790Broadside Weight = 72 Imperial Pound ( 32.652 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck12 British 12-Pound Carronade

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
6.1781 - 1.1783Lieutenant George BrisacBWAS-17141.1783 - 5.1783Lieutenant Henry EdmonstonBWAS-17146.1783 - 8.1786Lieutenant John Joseph TauntonBWAS-17148.1786 - 1790Lieutenant John Ferrier (d.1836)BWAS-17141790 - 3.1793Lieutenant James FegenBWAS-1714

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
12.10.1789 - 1790Midshipman William Pryce Cumby (1771-1837)ref:616

Service History

DateEventSource
6.1781Commissioned for the DownsBWAS-1714
22.6.1781Began coppering and fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
22.8.1781Completed coppering and fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £998.10.10dBWAS-1714
23.1.1783Took the Brig Le Cartouche (8) BG
5.1783Paid offBWAS-1714
6.1783Recommissioned for the North SeaBWAS-1714
1790Recommissioned for the Irish SeaBWAS-1714
30.1793Paid offBWAS-1714
23.3.1799Advertised for sale in the London GazetteBG

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ref:616Nicholas Tracy, Book

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