British schooner 'Crafty' (1803)

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Crafty
Renard Renara
Nominal Guns	12	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer schooner 'Le Renard' (1803) (12) 1803-1803 French 12 Gun Privateer Schooner
Captured	25.11.1803	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Schooner	BWAS-1793
Captured	9.3.1807	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck76' 5"Imperial Feet23.186
Breadth (oa)146Tons BM
Breadth19' 10"Imperial Feet5.7912

Armament

12.1803Broadside Weight = 64 Imperial Pound ( 29.024 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck10 British 12-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck2 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.180348 BWAS-1793

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
12.1803 - 9.3.1807LieutenantBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
21.2.1806RegisteredBWAS-1793
9.3.1807Taken by the Spanish by 3 Spanish privateers off Tetuan

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Wyn Cudlip on Saturday 16th of November 2024 17:58

My 4xgreat grandfather's brother, Peter Cudlip, was one of the 33 sailors on board taken prisoner when Crafty was captured by Spanish gunboats. I'd be interested in finding out more about Crafty and the fate of the prisoners.

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