British cutter 'Rambler' (1778)

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Rambler
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	4.1778	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Cutter	BWAS-1714
Sold	24.5.1787	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck65' 7"Imperial Feet19.8476
Length of Keel49' 0"Imperial Feet14.9352
Breadth22' 6"Imperial Feet6.7818
Depth in Hold9' 6"Imperial Feet2.8956
Burthen139Tons BM

Armament

4.1778Broadside Weight = 18 Imperial Pound ( 8.1633 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck10 British 3-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.177850 BWAS-1714

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
29.6.1778 - 11.7.1783LieutenantBWAS-171411.7.1783 - 11.11.1785Lieutenant†BWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
4.1778Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £2601.0.0dBWAS-1714
16.5.1778Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
12.8.1778Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £693.1.10dBWAS-1714
6.10.1779Quebec vs Surveillante
1.1780Took the Privateer
10.1780coppering at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
24.5.1787Sold at Sheerness for £230BWAS-1714

Notes on Ship

OriginBWAS-1714
Mercantile Good Intent

Sources

IDNameAuthorType
BWAS-1714British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714-1792Rif Winfield, Book

Previous comments on this page
Posted by Charles on Thursday 24th of July 2014 21:18
Extract of a letter from Sheerness Dec 28, 1784

"Arrived the Rambler and Marquis de Seignally [Seignelay?] cutters, and remain with Scipio and Otter sloop.
"The Centurion lying in ordinary at this port, is ordered up river to be repaired.
"The Ajax is ordered to be sold." (The Times 3 January 1785)

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