British schooner 'Spitfire' (1793)

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Lord Thurlow (Unknown) 1789-1802
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Spitfire
Nominal Guns	6
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer schooner 'La Poulette' (1793) (4) 1793-1793 French 4 Gun Privateer Schooner
Captured	1793
Shipyard	Unknown	NNF-1792
Category	Unrated
Ship Type	Schooner
Foundered	12.2.1794

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck59' 4"Imperial Feet17.9945
Length of Keel53' 0"Imperial Feet16.1544
Breadth14' 8"Imperial Feet4.318
Depth in Hold5' 4"Imperial Feet1.6256
Burthen⁶⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

4.1793Broadside Weight = 6 Imperial Pound ( 2.721 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck4 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.179340 BWAS-1793

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
4.1793 - 1794LieutenantBWAS-179324.6.1793Commander ADM 6/24/249ADM 6/241794 - 12.2.1794Lieutenant†BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
19.10.1793 - 1794Lieutenant ADM 6/25/39
Issued by , The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 6.5.1794ADM 6/25

Service History

DateEventSource
4.1793Commissioned at JamaicaBWAS-1793
12.2.1794Capsized with the loss of all hands off San DomingoBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/24 Archive

ADM 6/25 Archive

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1792Alain Demerliac, Book

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Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:49	Jon Miller	British Merchant east indiaman 'Lord Thurlow' (1789) (Unknown) 1789-1802 British Unknown Gun Merchant East Indiaman
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:44	Jon Miller	Robert WardlawBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1799-1807
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:43	Jon Miller	William MaxwellBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1798-1809
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:42	Jon Miller	George GoochBritish Ship Owner Service 1809-1821
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:41	Jon Miller	John Altham CumberlegeBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1800-1802

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