British sloop 'Brisk' (1805)

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Brisk
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	27.11.1802	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	3.1804	BWAS-1793
Launched	4.1805	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Dartmouth - Devon	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Merlin Class (1795)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Benjamin TannerBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	15.2.1816	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck106' 4"Imperial Feet32.3257
Length of Keel87' 8 ⅜"Imperial Feet26.5271
Breadth28' 2 ¼"Imperial Feet8.5408
Depth in Hold13' 9"Imperial Feet4.0386
Burthen370 ⁵⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

4.1805Broadside Weight = 304 Imperial Pound ( 137.864 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 12-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
29.1.1795121Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
4.1805 - 6.1805CommanderBWAS-17936.1805 - 21.10.1810CommanderBWAS-179321.10.1810 - 12.1810CommanderBWAS-179312.1810 - 4.12.1813CommanderBWAS-17934.12.1813 - 1815CommanderBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
3.5.1805Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
6.8.1805Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
25.2.1816Sold at Deptford for £1,300BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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