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Nominal Guns4BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered23.6.1803BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down1803BWAS-1793
Launched1804BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardBermuda - North Atlantic Ocean BWAS-1793
Ship ClassBallahoo Class (1803)BWAS-1793
Constructor
GoodrichBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSchoonerBWAS-1793
Foundered7.1813BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck56' 0"Imperial Feet17.0688 
Breadth18' 0"Imperial Feet5.4864 
Burthen78Tons BM 

Armament


1804Broadside Weight = 24 Imperial Pound ( 10.884 kg)B028
Gun Deck4 British 12-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
180322Design Complement

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1.5.1804 - 1808Lieutenant
Isaac Hawkins MorrisonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1814
BWAS-1793
1808 - 1812Lieutenant
James Walter SprottBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1808-1812
BWAS-1793
1812 - 7.1813Lieutenant
John MurrayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1813
BWAS-1793

 
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