British schooner 'Spitfire' (1793)

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Spitfire	6852
Nominal Guns	6
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer schooner 'La Poulette' (1793) (4)
Captured	1793
Shipyard	Unknown	NNF-1792
Category	Unrated
Ship Type	Schooner
Foundered	12.2.1794

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck59' 4"Imperial Feet17.9945
Length of Keel53' 0"Imperial Feet16.1544
Breadth14' 8"Imperial Feet4.318
Depth in Hold5' 4"Imperial Feet1.6256
Burthen⁶⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

4.1793Broadside Weight = 6 Imperial Pound ( 2.721 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck4 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.179340 BWAS-1793

3 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
4.1793 - 1794LieutenantJohn PerkinsBWAS-179324.6.1793CommanderJames Cook (1763-1794) ADM 6/24/249ADM 6/241794 - 12.2.1794LieutenantT. W. Rich (d.1794)†BWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
4.1793Commissioned at JamaicaBWAS-1793
12.2.1794Capsized with the loss of all hands off San DomingoBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1792Alain Demerliac, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/24 Archive

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