Dimensions
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793Length of Gundeck80' 0"Imperial Feet24.384 Length of Keel65' 10"Imperial Feet19.812 Breadth22' 6"Imperial Feet6.7818 Depth in Hold9' 5"Imperial Feet2.8702 Burthen177 26⁄94Tons BM Armament
29.12.1807Broadside Weight = 90 Imperial Pound ( 40.815 kg)BWAS-1793 | Gun Deck | 10 British 18-Pound CarronadeCrew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
180450Design Complement
2 Ship Commanders
DatesRankNameSource1808 - 1810LieutenantBWAS-17931812 - 5.12.1812Lieutenant†BWAS-1793Service History
DateEventSource16.7.1812Took the Schooner Bay of Fundy17.7.1812Took the Schooner Bay of Fundy18.7.1812Took the Schooner Bay of Fundy5.12.1812Wrecked in the Bay of FundyBWAS-1793
Notes on Ship
Loss of the PlumperTIMES" ... AMERICAN PAPERS, Halifax, Dec.11th ..... Letters from St John, New Brunswick, of the 6th inst. mention the melancholy loss of His Majesty's brig, Plumper, Lieutenant Bray, at four o'clock in the morning of the 5th instant, on a ledge of rocks near Dipper Harbour. Of those on board, 42 unfortunately perished; and among them all the passengers, and all the officers, excepting a Mr Hall. ..."