British cutter 'Hector' (1763)
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Hector
4686
Nominal Guns
4
BWAS-1714
Nationality
Great Britain
Operator
Royal Navy
Purchased
29.3.1763
BWAS-1714
Shipyard
Unknown
BWAS-1714
Category
Unrated
BWAS-1714
Ship Type
Cutter
BWAS-1714
Sold
4.5.1773
BWAS-1714
Dimensions
Dimension
Measurement
Type
Metric Equivalent
BWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck
48' 10"
Imperial Feet
14.6304
Length of Keel
32' 7"
Imperial Feet
9.8425
Breadth
19' 9 ½"
Imperial Feet
5.8039
Depth in Hold
7' 10"
Imperial Feet
2.1336
Burthen
67
84
⁄
94
Tons BM
Armament
4.1763
Broadside Weight = 8 Imperial Pound ( 3.6282 kg)
BWAS-1714
Gun Deck
4 British 3-Pounder
Gun Deck
8 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Crew Complement
Date
# of Men
Notes
Source
4.1763
26
BWAS-1714
3 Ship Commanders
Dates
Rank
Name
Source
6.4.1763
-
10.6.1766
Lieutenant
Charles Garencieres
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1766
BWAS-1714
10.6.1766
-
30.5.1769
Lieutenant
James Case
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1754-1777
BWAS-1714
30.5.1769
-
7.7.1771
Lieutenant
Gilbert Fairlie
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1759-1771
BWAS-1714
1 Crewman
Dates
Rating
Name
Source
20.7.1771
-
16.7.1774
Carpenter's Servant
Henry Williams
British
Naval Sailor
Dockyard Staff
Service 1771-1821
ADM 29/8
Service History
Date
Event
Source
29.3.1763
Began fitting at
Chatham Dockyard -
Chatham
BWAS-1714
29.3.1763
Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £360.0.0d
BWAS-1714
4.1763
Commissioned for the Thames estuary
BWAS-1714
5.1763
Completed fitting at
Chatham Dockyard -
Chatham
at a cost of £388.2.11d
BWAS-1714
7.1771
Paid off
BWAS-1714
4.5.1773
Sold at Sheerness
BWAS-1714
Sources
ID
Name
Author
Type
ADM 29/8
ADM 29/8 1817-1845 Admiralty: yard officers and artificers
Archive
BWAS-1714
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714-1792
Rif Winfield
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