British cutter 'Pilote' (1779)

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Pilote
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French cutter 'Le Pilote' (1778) (14) 1778-1779 French 14 Gun Unrated Cutter
Named	27.1.1780	BWAS-1714
Captured	2.10.1779	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Dunkerque - Flanders	NNF-1774
Ship Class	Mutin Class (1778)	NNF-1774
Designed by	Jaques DenysFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1782	NNF-1774
Constructor	Jaques DenysFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1782	NNF-1774
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Cutter	BWAS-1714
Sold	5.1799	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck78' 6 ¾"Imperial Feet23.7935
Length of Keel60' 5 ⅜"Imperial Feet18.2975
Breadth26' 0 ¾"Imperial Feet7.9439
Depth in Hold10' 2 ½"Imperial Feet3.0607
Burthen218 ³⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
24.3.1780 - 13.3.1782Lieutenant TransferedBWAS-17145.1783 - 1786LieutenantBWAS-17141786 - 1787LieutenantBWAS-17141788 - 1790LieutenantBWAS-17141791 - 1794LieutenantBWAS-17141795 - 6.12.1796LieutenantBWAS-17141797 - 8.2.1799LieutenantBWAS-1714

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1791MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
28.3.1780Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
5.1780Commissioned for the Irish SeaBWAS-1714
12.7.1780Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
6.1794Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
7.1794Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
5.1797Took the Privateer in the Channel
8.2.1799Paid offADM 34
5.1799Sold at Sheerness to Robert Elliot for £920BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 34 Document

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

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