British schooner 'Chatham' (1790)

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Chatham
Nominal Guns	4	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French brig 'La Fleur Royale' (1793) (Unknown) 1793-1793 French Unknown Gun Unrated Brig
Purchased	1790	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	ref:692
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Schooner	BWAS-1714
Sold	1796	BWAS-1714

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Burthen93Tons BM

1791Broadside Weight = 6 Imperial Pound ( 2.721 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck4 British 3-Pounder

Date# of MenNotesSource
179620EstablishmentBWAS-1793

DatesRatingNameSource
14.3.1791 - 8.2.1794Midshipman

DateEventSource
1791Commissioned in Nova ScotiaBWAS-1714
11.1795Paid off and sold in CanadaBWAS-1714

OriginBWAS-1714
Mercantile Earl of Chatham

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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