British cutter 'Seaflower' (1782)

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Seaflower	6524
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	4.1782	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	12.1782	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Cutter	BWAS-1714
Captured	28.9.1808	BWAS-1714
Becomes	French cutter 'Le Seaflower' (1808) (16)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck72' 5"Imperial Feet22.0091
Length of Keel56' 9 ¾"Imperial Feet17.0879
Breadth25' 11"Imperial Feet7.6251
Depth in Hold10' 7 ½"Imperial Feet3.0607
Burthen202 ⁹²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

4.1782Broadside Weight = 32 Imperial Pound ( 14.512 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck16 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.178270 BWAS-1714

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
12.1782 - 3.1783Lieutenant Charles Marshall (d.1803)BWAS-17143.1783 - 4.1786Lieutenant Henry Lidgbird Ball (1756-1818)BWAS-17145.1786 - 1788Lieutenant Robert Blackett (d.1802)BWAS-17147.1789 - 1793Lieutenant John Incledon WebberBWAS-17141794 - 19.5.1794Lieutenant William PierrepontBWAS-17146.1794 - 1802LieutenantSir James MurrayBWAS-17147.1803 - 28.9.1808Lieutenant William Fitzwilliam Owen (1774-1857)BWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
4.1782Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £2534.15.6dBWAS-1714
15.4.1782Began coppering and fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
3.1783Paid off and recommissionedBWAS-1714
26.4.1783Completed coppering and fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
4.1786Paid offBWAS-1714
5.1786RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1788Paid offBWAS-1714
7.1789RecommissionedBWAS-1714
2.1790Began small repair at Greenock - Scotland BWAS-1714
6.1791Completed small repair at Greenock - Scotland at a cost of £952.16.3dBWAS-1714
12.1791RecommissionedBWAS-1714
5.8.1793Took the Privateer Le Petit Zombi in the West Indies
1794In the West IndiesBWAS-1714
6.1794Recommissioned for the Channel IslandsBWAS-1714
7.1803RecommissionedBWAS-1714
7.1803Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
8.1803Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
1804In the Channel and then sailed to the East IndiesBWAS-1714
27.11.1807At the capture of the Dutch squadron at BataviaBWAS-1714
28.9.1808Taken by La Manche (40) off Sumatra

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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