British sloop 'Mutine' (1797)

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Mutine	7763
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French sloop 'La Mutine' (1794) (18)
Captured	29.5.1797	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Honfleur - Normandy	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Belliqueuse Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Pierre-Alexander Forfait (1752-1807)	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Sold	19.3.1803	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck104' 6"Imperial Feet31.7373
Length of Keel84' 10"Imperial Feet25.6032
Breadth27' 10"Imperial Feet8.2296
Depth in Hold13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624
Burthen349 ⁵⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

7.1797Broadside Weight = 54 Imperial Pound ( 24.489 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck18 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
7.1797121 BWAS-1793

4 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
29.5.1797 - 1798CommanderThomas Masterman Hardy (1769-1839)ODNB3.8.1798 - 4.9.1798CommanderThomas Bladen Capel (1776-1853)NAO2.1799 - 7.1.1802CommanderWilliam HosteBWAS-17937.1.1802 - 9.1802CommanderWilliam Fitzroy (1782-1857)BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
22.7.1799 - 9.1802Acting LieutenantGeorge Antram (d.1847)NBD1849

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
10.9.1797 - 13.8.1798MidshipmanJohn Portal Woodin (1780-1805)NAO

Service History

DateEventSource
7.1797Commissioned in the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
8.8.1797RegisteredBWAS-1793
1.8.1798Battle of the Nile
29.3.1800Took the Privateer La Victoire (2)
15.3.1801Took the Cutter L'Achille (6) in the Mediterranean?
9.1802Paid offBWAS-1793
12.9.1802Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
13.9.1802Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
19.3.1803Sold at ChathamBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

NAOVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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