British sloop 'Flirt' (1782)

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Flirt	4280
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	23.3.1781	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	8.1781	BWAS-1714
Launched	4.3.1782	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	King's Boatbuilders - Dover	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Speedy Class	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Thomas King (1739-1815)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Thomas King (1739-1815)	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1714
Sold	1.12.1795	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck78' 3"Imperial Feet23.7839
Length of Keel58' 11 ⅜"Imperial Feet17.6879
Breadth25' 9 ¾"Imperial Feet7.6391
Depth in Hold10' 10"Imperial Feet3.048
Burthen208 ⁸⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

4.3.1782Broadside Weight = 31 Imperial Pound ( 14.0588 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck14 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
178190Design Complement

15 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
21.3.1782 - 21.4.1783CommanderNathan Brunton ADM 6/22/428BWAS-171411.12.1782 - 1.5.1786CommanderWilliam Luke ADM 6/22/553BWAS-171417.5.1786 - 1.12.1787CommanderPiercy Brett (d.1792) ADM 6/23/334BWAS-17144.12.1787 - 26.8.1788CommanderJohn Stevens Hall ADM 6/23/441ADM 6/2326.8.1788 - 4.12.1789CommanderJames Norman (c.1735-1806) ADM 6/23/475BWAS-17144.12.1789 - 21.9.1790CommanderJohn Stevens Hall ADM 6/23/441BWAS-171422.9.1790 - 22.11.1790CommanderRobert Parker (d.1797) ADM 6/24/70ADM 6/2422.12.1790 - 6.10.1791CommanderJames Nicoll Morris (1763-1830) ADM 6/24/96BWAS-17146.10.1791 - 10.4.1793CommanderJames Nicoll Morris (1763-1830) ADM 6/24/139ADM 6/2410.4.1793CommanderPeter Halkett ADM 6/24/228ADM 6/2425.6.1793CommanderAmherst Morris ADM 6/24/249ADM 6/245.7.1794CommanderSamuel James Ballard ADM 6/25/56ADM 6/255.7.1794CommanderWilliam Bedford ADM 6/25/57ADM 6/256.7.1794CommanderJoseph Larcom (1764-1818) ADM 6/25/56ADM 6/2514.10.1794 - 15.10.1794CommanderThomas Campbell (c.1747-?) ADM 6/25/95ADM 6/25

Service History

DateEventSource
4.3.1781building at Dover - New Hampshire at a cost of £4088.10.6dBWAS-1714
3.1782Commissioned for the North SeaBWAS-1714
26.3.1782Began coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
8.6.1782Completed coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
21.4.1783

Paid off

BWAS-1714
30.4.1783

Recommissioned and stationed between Beachy Head and the Isle of Wight

BWAS-1714
1.5.1786

Paid off

BWAS-1714
22.11.1791Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
11.1792Laid up at DeptfordBWAS-1714
1.2.1795Sold for £450 at DeptfordBWAS-1714

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

ADM 6/23 Archive

ADM 6/24 Archive

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