British gun-brig 'Resolute' (1805)

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Resolute
Nominal Guns	12	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	20.11.1804	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	1.1805	BWAS-1793
Launched	17.4.1805	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	King's Boatbuilders - Dover	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Confounder Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William Rule (d.1816)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John King (1769-?)	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Gun-brig	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	1852	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck84' 1"Imperial Feet25.6096
Length of Keel69' 8"Imperial Feet21.0538
Breadth22' 1 ½"Imperial Feet6.7183
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen181 ³⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

17.4.1805Broadside Weight = 120 Imperial Pound ( 54.42 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck12 British 18-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser1 British 12-Pounder
Stern Chaser1 British 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
180450Design Complement

4 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
4.1805 - 1806LieutenantGeorge Montagu HigginsonBWAS-17931806 - 1810LieutenantEdward HarrisBWAS-17931810 - 7.1812LieutenantThomas PettmanBWAS-17937.1812 - 1815LieutenantWilliam Pringle GreenBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
23.4.1805Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
6.7.1805Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
29.4.1812Attack on Malaga
11.1815Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
6.1816Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
5.1820Transfered to the Breakwater DepartmentBWAS-1793
8.1822Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
9.1822Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
1826Went to Bermuda with a diving bellBWAS-1793
1844fitting as a Prison Ship at Bermuda - North Atlantic Ocean BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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