British schooner 'Whiting' (1805)

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Whiting
Nominal Guns	4	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	23.6.1803	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	1803	BWAS-1793
Launched	11.1805	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Bermuda - North Atlantic Ocean	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Ballahoo Class (1803)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	GoodrichBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Schooner	BWAS-1793
Captured	22.8.1812	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck55' 2"Imperial Feet16.7742
Length of Keel40' 10 ½"Imperial Feet12.2047
Breadth18' 0"Imperial Feet5.4864
Depth in Hold9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432
Burthen70 ⁴¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

11.1805Broadside Weight = 24 Imperial Pound ( 10.884 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck4 British 12-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
180322Design Complement

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
6.1806 - 1807LieutenantBWAS-17931807 - 1.1808LieutenantBWAS-17931.1808 - 1810LieutenantBWAS-17931812 - 8.7.1812LieutenantBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
26.4.1806Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
19.5.1806Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
14.5.1809Sailed for PortugalBWAS-1793
8.7.1812Sailed for South AmericaBWAS-1793
8.7.1812Taken by at Hampden Roads, released
22.8.1812Taken by off Hampden Roads

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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