British tender 'Chatham' (1788)

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Chatham
Nominal Guns	4	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	12.2.1788	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Dover - Kent	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Tender	BWAS-1714
Deleted from list	1802	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Keel53' 1 ¾"Imperial Feet16.1735
Breadth21' 6 ¾"Imperial Feet6.4199
Depth in Hold10' 1"Imperial Feet3.0734
Burthen131 ³¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1789Broadside Weight = 7.5 Imperial Pound ( 3.4014 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck4 British 3-Pounder
Gun Deck6 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
178912 BWAS-1793
181045 BWAS-1793

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
23.8.1790 - 1.1791Lieutenant ADM 6/24/87
Issued by , Nova Scotia - Canada - Saint Lawrence & Nova Scotia
Confirmed 16.11.1790BWAS-179328.12.1790 - 9.1792Lieutenant ADM 6/24/98BWAS-17936.2.1794 - 1794LieutenantNA-ROA

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
28.12.1790 - 10.6.1793Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/98ADM 6/2412.1.1793 - 6.2.1794LieutenantNA-ROA11.6.1793 - 1793Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/245ADM 6/24

Service History

DateEventSource
12.2.1788Purchased at Dover - Kent at a cost of £1015.0.0dBWAS-1793
4.1788Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
5.1788Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
18.6.1789RegisteredBWAS-1793
12.1790Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
1.1791Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
1796In Ordinary at DeptfordBWAS-1793
1830Sold in JamaicaBWAS-1793

Notes on Ship

OriginBWAS-1793
Mercantile Brig, built 1788 by Thomas King, Dover

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/24 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NA-ROA Book

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