British Sixth Rate post ship 'Squirrel' (1785)

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Squirrel	6882
Nominal Guns	24	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	27.11.1782	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	3.1783	BWAS-1793
Launched	9.5.1785	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Liverpool - Lancashire	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Edward HuntBritish Ship Builder Administrator Dockyard Staff Service 1757-1786	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John BartonBritish Ship Builder Service 1782-1813	BWAS-1793
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Post Ship	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	6.3.1817	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck119' 0"Imperial Feet36.2712
Length of Keel98' 9 ¼"Imperial Feet29.8768
Breadth32' 9"Imperial Feet9.8679
Depth in Hold10' 3"Imperial Feet3.1242
Draught Forward8' 10"Imperial Feet2.4384
Draught Aft12' 3"Imperial Feet3.6957
Burthen563 ⁴⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

9.1787Broadside Weight = 364 Imperial Pound ( 165.074 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck22 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

12 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
25.9.1787 - 11.12.1789Captain ADM 6/23/417BWAS-171412.12.1789 - 23.11.1791Captain ADM 6/24/12BWAS-171424.11.1791 - 3.10.1793Captain ADM 6/24/147ADM 6/243.10.1793 - 6.1795Captain ADM 6/24/271BWAS-17146.1795 - 1797CaptainBWAS-171410.7.1797 - 1798CommanderBWAS-17141798 - 1801CaptainBWAS-17145.1803 - 1804Captain†BWAS-17146.8.1805 - 1808CaptainBWAS-17142.6.1809 - 10.1809CaptainBWAS-171410.1809 - 1812CaptainBWAS-17141812CaptainBWAS-1714

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1.4.1791 - 1791First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/114ADM 6/241.4.1791 - 1791Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/114ADM 6/24

4 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
14.10.1779 - 17.7.1782Acting MasterADM 29-125.10.1787 - 4.9.1788MasterADM 29-15.9.1788 - 16.8.1791MasterADM 29-118.1.1797 - 25.9.1798MasterADM 29-1

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
6.1803 - 8.1805MidshipmanNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
26.12.1805 - 5.18091st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
3.1783Began building at Liverpool - Lancashire BWAS-1714
9.5.1785Completed building at Liverpool - Lancashire at a cost of £7411.0.0dBWAS-1714
6.1785Began fitting for ordinary at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
8.1785Completed fitting for ordinary at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
7.1787Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
11.1787Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £1984.0.0dBWAS-1714
11.1789Began refitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
2.1790Completed refitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £2651.0.0dBWAS-1714
11.1791RecommissionedBWAS-1714
11.1791fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
8.1793Took the Privateer
1799Took the Privateer
2.1799Took the Privateer
11.1799Began refitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
5.1800Completed refitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £10829.0.0dBWAS-1714
5.2.1801

The Danish government alleged Squirrel had taken certain Swedish ships in the Norwegian port of Oster-Risoer.

ref:521
5.1803RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1804On the African coastBWAS-1714
1806On the Halifax StationBWAS-1714
1807On the Halifax StationBWAS-1714
7.1812Refitted as a Other Vessels Receiving Ship
6.3.1817Sold to Joshua Crystall for £1,110BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29-1 Document

ADM 6/24 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:521G.W.T Omond, Sir Francis Piggott, Digital Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Paul McKee on Friday 20th of May 2022 12:42

John Childe was on this ship from feb 1793 - sep 1793 as a Second Lieutenant.

Posted by Tim Oakley on Friday 13th of July 2012 18:42

9 Feb 1790 Squirrel 24 cap William O'Bryen Drury sails for Cork to takes up his appointment as C in C. Squadron include Perseus 20, Swallow brig, Fortune brig and Spider cutter
18 Dec 1790 Fame and Squirrel 24 cap Drury sails for Plymouth from Cork arriving on the 21st Dec

Posted by Tim Oakley on Friday 13th of July 2012 18:32

17 Jan 1790 Squirrel 24 cap William O'Bryen Drury takes up his appointment

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