British cutter 'Entreprenante' (1798)

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Entreprenante	4112
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer cutter 'L'Entreprenante' (1797)
Captured	1798	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Unknown	NNF-1792
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Cutter	B028
Sold	6.1812	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck67' 0"Imperial Feet20.4216
Length of Keel51' 6"Imperial Feet15.6972
Breadth21' 6"Imperial Feet6.5532
Draught Forward9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432
Draught Aft11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen126 ⁵⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

2.1799Broadside Weight = 20 Imperial Pound ( 9.07 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck10 British 4-Pounder

12.1803Broadside Weight = 60 Imperial Pound ( 27.21 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck10 British 12-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
179940EstablishmentBWAS-1793

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
2.1799 - 4.1801Lieutenant Charles ClaridgeBWAS-17934.1801 - 12.1802Lieutenant William SwineyBWAS-17931.12.1803 - 4.2.1804Lieutenant James BrownBWAS-17934.2.1804 - 10.1807Lieutenant Robert Benjamin Young (1773-1846)NBD18494.12.1808 - 4.1812Lieutenant Peter WilliamsBWAS-1793

3 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1.2.1805 - 31.3.1805Quartermaster Thomas Mitchell (1789-?)NAO25.5.1805 - 1806Midshipman Thomas Mitchell (1789-?)NAO11.8.1805 - 21.10.1805Midshipman Abraham Wade (1778-?)NAO

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
1.4.1805 - 24.5.1805Able Seaman Thomas Mitchell (1789-?)NAO

Service History

DateEventSource
1798CapturedBWAS-1793
11.1798Purchased for the Royal NavyBWAS-1793
10.1.1799RegisteredBWAS-1793
4.1801In the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
28.11.1802Began fitting at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
12.1802Paid offBWAS-1793
1.12.1803Recommissioned for the ChannelBWAS-1793
7.1.1804Completed fitting at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
21.10.1805Battle of Trafalgar
24.5.1809Sailed for PortugalBWAS-1793
5.1810

Destroyed a 6-gun french privateer with 45 mens on board and retaken his prize , a Spanish Brig off

Malaga BG
31.10.1810Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
12.12.1810In action against four privateers off MalagaBWAS-1793
25.4.1811Took the privateer San Jose off MalagaBWAS-1793
4.1812Paid offBWAS-1793
6.1812Broken upBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1792Alain Demerliac, Book

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

BGOfficial, Web Site

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