British Fifth Rate cutter 'Carrier' (1805)

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Carrier
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	1805	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	28.5.1805	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Cutter	BWAS-1793
Wrecked	5.2.1809	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Keel47' 8"Imperial Feet14.3546
Breadth17' 2"Imperial Feet5.1889
Burthen54Tons BM

Armament

28.5.1805Broadside Weight = 33 Imperial Pound ( 14.9655 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck4 British 12-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck6 British 3-Pounder

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
28.5.1805 - 1806LieutenantBWAS-17931806 - 1807LieutenantBWAS-17931807 - 24.1.1808LieutenantBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
20.2.1806Took the Privateer
14.11.1807Took the Cutter off Cromer Light bearing , S.W. , distance 10 leagues and carried to YarmouthBG
5.2.1809Taken by the French grounded off Etaples

Notes on Ship

OriginBWAS-1793
Mercantile Frisk build in 1803 by Bools & Good, Bridport

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Tim Oakley on Friday 1st of June 2012 20:51

11 Sept 1807 Carrier 10 cutter brought to the British Admiralty the despatches from Admiral Thomas McNamara Russell about the capture of Heligoland

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