British cutter 'Ranger' (1806)

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Ranger ➡ 1806 Pigmy
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Named	29.5.1806	BWAS-1793
Acquired	5.1806	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purchased on the Stocks	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Dartmouth - Devon	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John AveryBritish Ship Builder Service 1806-1809	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Cutter	BWAS-1793
Wrecked	2.3.1807	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck79' 0"Imperial Feet24.0792
Length of Keel60' 4 ⅞"Imperial Feet18.3102
Breadth26' 0"Imperial Feet7.9248
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen217 ¹⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1806Broadside Weight = 90 Imperial Pound ( 40.815 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck14 British 12-Pounder
Gun Deck2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
180660EstablishmentBWAS-1793

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1807 - 5.3.1807LieutenantBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
29.5.1806Renamed PigmyBWAS-1793
6.1806Refitted as a 16 gun Unrated Gun-brig
12.6.1806Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
26.9.1806Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
5.3.1807Wrecked off RochefortBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Ron Lysen on Monday 30th of April 2012 17:50

William M'Leod was midshipman on the Pigmy at the point of its being wrecked, under the command of Lt. Higginson RN.
Later he became Commodore (1852) RN.

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