British sloop 'Cormorant' (1794)

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Cormorant	3702
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	18.2.1793	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	4.1793	BWAS-1793
Launched	2.1.1794	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cormorant Class
Designed by	Sir John Henslow (1730-1815)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John Randall (1755-1802)	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Blown Up	24.12.1796	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck108' 6"Imperial Feet32.9375
Length of Keel91' 6 ¾"Imperial Feet27.7559
Breadth29' 8 ½"Imperial Feet8.8519
Depth in Hold9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432
Draught Forward7' 6"Imperial Feet2.286
Draught Aft11' 6"Imperial Feet3.5052
Burthen426 ⁷¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

2.1.1794Broadside Weight = 51 Imperial Pound ( 23.1288 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1793125Design Complement

4 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
27.1.1794 - 21.10.1794CommanderJoshua Mulock (d.1805) ADM 6/25/8BWAS-179321.10.1794 - 20.4.1796CommanderJoseph Bingham ADM 6/25/98BWAS-17934.1796 - 20.4.1796CommanderFrancis Collingwood (1745-1799)BWAS-17934.1796 - 24.12.1796LieutenantThomas Gott (d.1796)†BWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
2.1.1794Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
10.3.1794Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
2.1795Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
30.6.1795Took the Privateer La Ressource République in the Jamaica Strait
27.11.1795Took the Privateer Le Petit Créole
19.1.1796Took the Privateer La Vengeance
3.1796Took the Privateer L'Alerte (14) off San Domingo
21.3.1796Attack on Leogane
24.12.1796Caught fire and blew up at Port-au-PrinceBWAS-1793

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif WinfieldBook

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