British schooner 'Pitt' (1805)

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Pitt ➡ 1806 Sandwich
Nominal Guns	12	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	1805	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Schooner	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	10.1809	BWAS-1793

1806Broadside Weight = 72 Imperial Pound ( 32.652 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck12 British 12-Pound Carronade

Date# of MenNotesSource
180645EstablishmentBWAS-1793

DatesRankNameSource
1806 - 1807LieutenantBWAS-1714

DateEventSource
15.8.1806RegisteredBWAS-1793
15.8.1806Renamed SandwichBWAS-1793
26.10.1806Took the Schooner
20.4.1807Took the Privateer
8.1809Began making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
9.1809Completed making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
10.1809Broken up at PlymouthBWAS-1793

Originally merchantman William and Mary

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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