British sloop 'Hunter' (1801)

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Hunter
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Acquired	5.1801	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	7.1801	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purchased on the Stocks	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	King's Boatbuilders - Dover	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Thomas KingBritish Ship Builder Service 1739-1815	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Thomas KingBritish Ship Builder Service 1739-1815	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	1809	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck90' 8"Imperial Feet27.6352
Length of Keel71' 8 ½"Imperial Feet21.6535
Breadth28' 6"Imperial Feet8.5535
Burthen308 ⁷⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

7.1801Broadside Weight = 66 Imperial Pound ( 29.931 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck2 British 24-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
7.1801 - 10.1802CommanderBWAS-179310.1802 - 1808CommanderBWAS-17931808CommanderBWAS-17931808 - 1809CommanderBWAS-1793

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
14.7.1801 - 1803MidshipmanNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
10.1802 - 3.18071st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
18.6.1801Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
26.7.1801Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £1583.0.0dBWAS-1793
6.1802Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
10.6.1804Took the Privateer on the Jamaica Station
1805Took the Privateer on the Jamaica Station
21.9.1806Took the Privateer on the Jamaica Station
25.1.1807Took the Privateer on the Jamaica Station
28.7.1807Took the Privateer on the Jamaica Station
19.7.1809Docked at Sheerness to be broken upBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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