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Ferret

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Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered27.11.1802BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down5.1805BWAS-1793
Launched4.1.1806BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardDartmouth - Devon BWAS-1793
Ship ClassCruizer Class (1797)BWAS-1793
Designed by
William RuleBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1778-1813
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Benjamin TannerBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Wrecked7.1.1813BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 2"Imperial Feet30.5308 
Length of Keel77' 5 ⅛"Imperial Feet23.4728 
Breadth30' 8"Imperial Feet9.3472 
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719 
Burthen387 3094Tons BM 

Armament


4.1.1806Broadside Weight = 262 Imperial Pound ( 118.817 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1797121Design Complement

6 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
22.3.1806 - 23.3.1807Commander
George CadoganBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1857
BWAS-1793
23.3.1807 - 8.1807Commander
John BowkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1785-1819
BWAS-1793
8.1807 - 1808Commander
George Gustavus LennockBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1815
BWAS-1793
1808 - 16.6.1808Commander
Samuel John PechellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1814
BWAS-1793
16.6.1808 - 1811Commander
Richard WalesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1816
BWAS-1793
12.1811 - 17.1.1813Commander
Francis Alexander HallidayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1813
BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
16.12.1811 - 17.1.1813Lieutenant
Thomas BourchierBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1843
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
17.2.1806Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
27.5.1806Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
2.6.1806Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
11.1811Began middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
2.1812Completed middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
7.1.1813Bilged near Newbiggin, NorthumberlandBWAS-1793
17.1.1813Wreck abandonedBWAS-1793

 
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