British gun-brig 'Aimwell' (1794)

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Aimwell
Nominal Guns	12	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	6.3.1794	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	3.1794	BWAS-1793
Launched	12.5.1794	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Blackwall Yard - Blackwall	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Conquest Class (1794)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John HenslowBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1761-1801	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John PerryBritish Ship Builder Service 1775-1810	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Gun-brig	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	11.1811	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck75' 2 ½"Imperial Feet22.8727
Length of Keel62' 6 ⅝"Imperial Feet18.9135
Breadth21' 1"Imperial Feet6.4262
Depth in Hold7' 0"Imperial Feet2.1336
Burthen147 ⁵⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

12.5.1794Broadside Weight = 118 Imperial Pound ( 53.513 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck10 British 18-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 24-Pounder (Gover)
Stern Chaser2 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.179450Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
22.8.1794 - 1796LieutenantBWAS-17931796 - 29.1.1802LieutenantBWAS-179317.8.1803 - 31.8.1804LieutenantBWAS-179312.1804 - 2.1805LieutenantBWAS-17932.1805 - 1811LieutenantBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
1795Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
14.5.1795Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
7.1796coppering at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
1797At the DownsBWAS-1793
1798At the DownsBWAS-1793
1.1802In OrdinaryBWAS-1793
8.1803At the DownsBWAS-1793
11.1811Broken up at SheernessBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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