British cutter 'Decoy' (1810)

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Decoy
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	2.10.1809	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	11.1809	BWAS-1793
Launched	22.3.1810	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Fishbourne - Sussex	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Decoy Class (1809)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Daniel ListBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Cutter	BWAS-1793
Captured	22.3.1814	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck75' 0"Imperial Feet22.86
Length of Keel56' 6 ⅝"Imperial Feet17.0847
Breadth26' 0"Imperial Feet7.9248
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Draught Forward4' 8"Imperial Feet1.4224
Draught Aft10' 2"Imperial Feet3.0988
Burthen203 ³²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

22.3.1810Broadside Weight = 90 Imperial Pound ( 40.815 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck10 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
180960Design Complement

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
5.1810 - 22.3.1814LieutenantBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
29.3.1810Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
21.6.1810Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
26.6.1811

In compagny of the Pigmy Cutter, run and destroy a French Lugger Privateer, between Gravelines and Dunkirk .

BG
22.3.1814Taken by the French while grounded off Calais

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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