British sloop 'Ferret' (1784)

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Ferret	4246
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	18.2.1782	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	2.1783	BWAS-1714
Launched	17.8.1784	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	23.4.1787	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Sandwich - Kent	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Childers Class - Modified	BWAS-1714
Designed by	John Williams (1700-?)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Andrew Hills	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1714
Sold	16.12.1801	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck78' 11"Imperial Feet23.7776
Length of Keel60' 8"Imperial Feet18.4912
Breadth25' 0"Imperial Feet7.62
Depth in Hold10' 10 ½"Imperial Feet3.0607
Burthen201 ⁶⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

17.8.1784Broadside Weight = 47 Imperial Pound ( 21.3148 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck4 British 12-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck10 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
178180Design Complement

9 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
23.4.1787 - 26.8.1788CommanderJohn Osborn ADM 6/23/394BWAS-171426.8.1788 - 25.3.1789CommanderDavidge Gould (1758-1847) ADM 6/23/475BWAS-17142.6.1789 - 13.8.1790CommanderRobert Stopford (1768-1847) ADM 6/24/8
Issued by Joseph Peyton (1725-1804), The Mediterranean Sea
Commission confirmed 6.11.1789BWAS-171413.8.1790 - 21.9.1790CaptainRichard Rundle Burgess (1754-1797) ADM 6/24/60BWAS-171424.12.1790 - 21.10.1791CommanderWilliam Nowell (d.1828) ADM 6/24/97N-GAZ22.10.1791 - 24.10.1794CommanderWilliam Nowell (d.1828) ADM 6/24/142ADM 6/2424.10.1794 - 18.6.1795CommanderGeorge Byng ADM 6/25/99BWAS-171418.6.1795 - 22.12.1795CommanderCharles EkinsBWAS-171424.11.1795 - 2.1796CommanderThomas Baker (1771-1845)BWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
2.1783Began building at Sandwich - Kent BWAS-1714
17.8.1784Completed building at Sandwich - Kent at a cost of £1943.19.9dBWAS-1714
17.8.1784Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
31.8.1784Laid up incomplete at DeptfordBWAS-1714
31.8.1784Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1126.0.0dBWAS-1714
2.1787Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
5.1787Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1630.0.0dBWAS-1714
21.2.1793Took the Privateer Jeune Marie (2) in the Channel
21.2.1793Took the Sloop Le Jean Bart (6) in the Channel
13.4.1793Took the Cutter La Fantaisie (8) in the Channel
20.11.1795Took the Privateer L'Eleonore in the North Sea
2.1796Paid offBWAS-1714
16.12.1801Sold at Deptford for £760BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

N-GAZJ. W. Norie, Book

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