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Pitt ➡ 1806 Sandwich

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Nominal Guns12BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Purchased1805BWAS-1793
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSchoonerBWAS-1793
Broken Up10.1809BWAS-1793

Armament


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

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
180645EstablishmentBWAS-1793

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
1806 - 1807Lieutenant
Michael FittonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1815
BWAS-1714

Service History


DateEventSource
15.8.1806RegisteredBWAS-1793
15.8.1806Renamed SandwichBWAS-1793
26.10.1806Took the Schooner
Le Superbe (14) 1806-1806
French 14 Gun
Privateer Schooner

20.4.1807Took the Privateer
Le Fou Fou (1) 1807-1807
French 1 Gun
Privateer Unknown

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


Notes on Ship



Originally merchantman William and Mary

 
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