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Seaflower

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Nominal Guns16BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Purchased4.1782BWAS-1714
First Commissioned12.1782BWAS-1714
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeCutterBWAS-1714
Captured28.9.1808BWAS-1714
Becomes
French cutter 'Le Seaflower' (1808) (16) 1808-1808
French 16 Gun
Unrated Cutter

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck72' 5"Imperial Feet22.0091 
Length of Keel56' 9 ¾"Imperial Feet17.0879 
Breadth25' 11"Imperial Feet7.6251 
Depth in Hold10' 7 ½"Imperial Feet3.0607 
Burthen202 9294Tons BM 

Armament


4.1782Broadside Weight = 32 Imperial Pound ( 14.512 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck16 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
4.178270 BWAS-1714

7 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
12.1782 - 3.1783Lieutenant
Charles MarshallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1753-1786
BWAS-1714
3.1783 - 4.1786Lieutenant
Henry Lidgbird BallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1814
BWAS-1714
5.1786 - 1788Lieutenant
Robert BlackettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1790
BWAS-1714
7.1789 - 1793Lieutenant
John Incledon WebberBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1772-1793
BWAS-1714
1794 - 18.5.1794Lieutenant
William PierrepontBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1789-1812
ADM 6/25/42
BWAS-1714
6.1794 - 1802Lieutenant
James MurrayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1802
ADM 6/24/159
BWAS-1714
7.1803 - 28.9.1808Lieutenant
William Fitzwilliam OwenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1788-1847
BWAS-1714

Service History


DateEventSource
4.1782Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £2534.15.6dBWAS-1714
15.4.1782Began coppering and fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
3.1783Paid off and recommissionedBWAS-1714
26.4.1783Completed coppering and fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
4.1786Paid offBWAS-1714
5.1786RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1788Paid offBWAS-1714
7.1789RecommissionedBWAS-1714
2.1790Began small repair at Greenock - Scotland BWAS-1714
6.1791Completed small repair at Greenock - Scotland at a cost of £952.16.3dBWAS-1714
12.1791RecommissionedBWAS-1714
5.8.1793Took the Privateer
Le Petit Zombi (Unknown) 1793-1793
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown
in the West Indies

1794In the West IndiesBWAS-1714
6.1794Recommissioned for the Channel IslandsBWAS-1714
7.1803RecommissionedBWAS-1714
7.1803Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
8.1803Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
1804In the Channel and then sailed to the East IndiesBWAS-1714
27.11.1807At the capture of the Dutch squadron at BataviaBWAS-1714
28.9.1808Taken by
La Manche (40) 1806-1810
French 40 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
off Sumatra


 
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