British schooner 'Subtle' (1807)

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Subtle
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Danish Privateer schooner 'Subtle' (1807) (10) 1807-1807 Danish 10 Gun Privateer Schooner
Captured	1807	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Baltimore - Maryland	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Schooner	BWAS-1793
Foundered	30.11.1812	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck76' 0"Imperial Feet23.1648
Length of Keelc58' 9"Imperial Feet0.0039
Breadth21' 1"Imperial Feet6.4262
Depth in Hold9' 6"Imperial Feet2.8956
Burthen139Tons BM

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1807 - 1808LieutenantBWAS-17931808 - 3.7.1808Lieutenant†BWAS-17933.7.1808 - 30.11.1812Lieutenant†BWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
7.4.1808RegisteredBWAS-1793
3.7.1808Landing at Sint Maarten
19.8.1808Began making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
10.11.1808Completed making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
28.1.1809Capture of Martinique

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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Posted by Tim Oakley on Sunday 10th of December 2023 05:16

30 Nov 1812 Subtle10 Cutter / schooner foundered off St. Bartholomew's, in the West Indies, whilst in chase of an American brig : crew perished. Lieut Charles Brown

Posted by Tim Oakley on Friday 1st of June 2012 21:41

wrecked off Bermuda

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