British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 8' (1797)

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Gunboat No. 8 ➡ 1797 Bouncer
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	2.7.1797	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	2.1797	BWAS-1793
Launched	4.1797	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Acute Class (1797)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John HenslowBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1761-1801	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Richard WellsBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Gunboat	BWAS-1793
Hulked	4.1802	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck75' 4 ⅜"Imperial Feet22.8695
Length of Keel62' 0"Imperial Feet18.8976
Breadth22' 2"Imperial Feet6.731
Depth in Hold7' 11"Imperial Feet2.159
Draught Forward3' 10"Imperial Feet0.9144
Draught Aft6' 1"Imperial Feet1.8542
Burthen162 ⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

4.1797Broadside Weight = 132 Imperial Pound ( 59.862 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck12 British 18-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 24-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.179750Design Complement

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
4.1797 - 5.1799Lieutenant†BWAS-17937.1799 - 1801LieutenantBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
11.4.1797Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
29.5.1797Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
7.8.1797Refitted as a 14 gun Unrated Gun-brig
7.8.1797Renamed BouncerBWAS-1793
6.1799coppering at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1801In the BalticBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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