British gun-brig 'Fearless' (1804)

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Fearless	4236
Nominal Guns	12	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	6.1804	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	8.1804	BWAS-1793
Launched	18.12.1804	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Harwich - Essex	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Archer Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William Rule (d.1816)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Joseph Graham	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Gun-brig	BWAS-1793
Wrecked	8.12.1812	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck80' 3 ½"Imperial Feet24.3967
Length of Keel66' 2 ½"Imperial Feet20.1295
Breadth22' 7"Imperial Feet6.7945
Depth in Hold9' 5"Imperial Feet2.8702
Draught Forward5' 1 ½"Imperial Feet1.5367
Draught Aft7' 2"Imperial Feet2.1844
Burthen179 ⁵⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

18.12.1804Broadside Weight = 108 Imperial Pound ( 48.978 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck10 British 18-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 18-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.180050Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1.1805 - 13.10.1807Lieutenant John Williams (d.1824)BWAS-179313.10.1807 - 1810Lieutenant Abraham GarlandBWAS-17939.1810 - 9.7.1811Lieutenant George le Blanc (d.1811)BWAS-17939.7.1811 - 12.1812Lieutenant Charles BasdenNBD18497.1812 - 8.12.1812Lieutenant Henry Lord RichardsBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
7.1812 - 8.12.1812Lieutenant Frederick Bullock (1788-1874)NBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
31.12.1804Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
3.1805Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
23.8.1807Aciton of 1807-08-23
19.11.1810Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
21.4.1812Took a small privateer in the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
8.12.1812Wrecked on the coast of SpainBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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