British cutter 'Cockatrice' (1781)

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Cockatrice	3630
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	11.4.1780	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	5.1780	BWAS-1714
Named	15.6.1780	BWAS-1714
Launched	3.7.1781	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	King's Boatbuilders - Dover	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Alert Class	BWAS-1714
Designed by	John Williams (1700-?)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Thomas King (1739-1815)	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Cutter	BWAS-1714
Sold	9.1802	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck69' 4"Imperial Feet21.0425
Length of Keel52' 0"Imperial Feet15.8496
Breadth25' 7"Imperial Feet7.6556
Depth in Hold10' 9"Imperial Feet3.2766
Burthen181 ³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

3.7.1781Broadside Weight = 23 Imperial Pound ( 10.4308 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck10 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
14.12.177660Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
31.8.1781 - 5.1.1783Lieutenant Charles BartholomewBWAS-171430.5.1783 - 29.8.1786Lieutenant William Reynolds (c.1739-1810)BWAS-171410.1786 - 1789Lieutenant George Hume (d.1802)BWAS-17141790 - 2.1793Lieutenant Walter Locke (d.1835)BWAS-17142.1793 - 10.4.1793Lieutenant John ClementsBWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
3.7.1781building at Dover - New Hampshire at a cost of £1624.0.0dBWAS-1714
22.11.1781coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £2107.0.0dBWAS-1714
5.1.1783

Paid off

BWAS-1714
29.8.1786

Paid off

BWAS-1714
1789Paid offBWAS-1714
18.2.1793Paid off at Portsmouth BWAS-1714
9.1802Sold at PortsmouthBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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