British cutter 'Kite' (1778)

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Kite	5012
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	4.1778	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Cutter	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	12.1793	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck77' 5 ½"Imperial Feet23.4823
Length of Keel54' 3"Imperial Feet16.4783
Breadth25' 4"Imperial Feet7.6403
Depth in Hold10' 3"Imperial Feet3.1242
Burthen187 ²¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

6.1778Broadside Weight = 23 Imperial Pound ( 10.4308 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck10 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

9 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
13.7.1778 - 16.4.1779Lieutenant Henry Trollope (1756-1839)BWAS-171416.4.1779 - 4.6.1781Commander Henry Trollope (1756-1839) ADM 6/21/541BWAS-17146.1779Commander William Knell (d.1798)BWAS-17144.6.1781 - 27.3.1782Commander Thomas Farnham (d.1793) ADM 6/22/296BWAS-171427.3.1782 - 21.1.1783Commander John Peyton ADM 6/22/436BWAS-171415.1.1783 - 28.3.1783Commander Wilfred Collingwood (d.1787) ADM 6/23/8BWAS-17145.1783 - 1786Lieutenant Henry Gunter (d.1806)BWAS-17143.1788 - 1790Lieutenant Bowles Mitchell (1750-1824)BWAS-17141791 - 10.11.1791Lieutenant William Lamb (d.1800)BWAS-1714

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
27.10.1782 - 21.1.1783Midshipman Thomas Baker (1771-1845)ref:6165.7.1786 - 1787Midshipman William Pryce Cumby (1771-1837)ref:616

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
20.5.1784 - 14.2.1785Lieutenant's Servant William Pryce Cumby (1771-1837)ref:61615.2.1785 - 4.7.1786Able Seaman William Pryce Cumby (1771-1837)ref:616

Service History

DateEventSource
4.1778Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
6.1778Commissioned as a cutter for the Western SquadronBWAS-1714
17.7.1778Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £4043.7.11dBWAS-1714
16.4.1779Refitted as a 10 gun Unrated Sloop
1782Took the Privateer Le Fantasque (10) off Dunkirk
28.3.1783

Paid off

ADM 51
5.1783Recommissioned for the North SeaBWAS-1714
5.1783Refitted as a 10 gun Unrated Cutter
1787Began middling repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
1788Completed middling repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £2764.0.0dBWAS-1714
3.1788RecommissionedBWAS-1714
10.11.1791Paid offADM 51
1792Stationed in the ShannonBWAS-1714
12.1793Broken up at PortsmouthBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ref:616Nicholas Tracy, Book

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Posted by Tim Oakley on Monday 25th of June 2012 20:47

Apr 1779 Two French merchant vessels taken by Kite 10 cutter commander Henry Trollope

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