British gun-brig 'Growler' (1804)

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Growler
Nominal Guns	12	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	9.1.1804	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	4.1804	BWAS-1793
Launched	10.8.1804	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Buckler's Hard - Hampshire	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Archer Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William Rule (d.1816)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Balthazar Adams (1766-1821)	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Gun-brig	BWAS-1793
Sold	31.5.1815	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck80' 0 ½"Imperial Feet24.3967
Length of Keel65' 10 ⅛"Imperial Feet19.8152
Breadth22' 7"Imperial Feet6.7945
Depth in Hold9' 5"Imperial Feet2.8702
Burthen178 ⁵⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

10.8.1804Broadside 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

6 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
8.1804 - 1806LieutenantJames RoseBWAS-17931806 - 6.1806LieutenantThomas NesbitBWAS-17936.1806 - 1807LieutenantSamuel Thomas (d.1810)BWAS-17931807 - 1809LieutenantRichard Crossman (d.1818)BWAS-17931810 - 29.5.1812LieutenantJohn Weeks (d.1824)BWAS-179329.5.1812 - 1814LieutenantHugh Anderson (d.1827)BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
19.3.1805 - 7.5.1805Sub-LieutenantEdward Thomas Crouch (d.1846)NBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
12.8.1804Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
18.9.1804Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
2.1805Took the Gunboat Gunboat No.193
28.1.1806Took the Lugger Le Voltigeur (14) BG
7.1806With the Channel FleetBWAS-1793
11.4.1809Attack on the Basque Roads
16.5.1809Sailed for PortugalBWAS-1793
10.1811Began repairs at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
11.1811Completed repairs at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
22.5.1812Action off Lorient
1813In the BalticBWAS-1793
1815In Ordinary at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
31.8.1815Sold at Portsmouth for £600BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

BGOfficial, Web Site

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