British cutter 'Viper' (1807)

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Viper
Nominal Guns	4	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	1807	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Cowes - Isle of Wight	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Cutter	BWAS-1793
Foundered	9.2.1809	BWAS-1793

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Keel57' 10"Imperial Feet17.3736
Breadth18' 7"Imperial Feet5.5086
Burthen81Tons BM

1807Broadside Weight = 24 Imperial Pound ( 10.884 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck4 British 12-Pound Carronade

Date# of MenNotesSource
180725 BWAS-1793

DatesRankNameSource
1807 - 9.2.1809Lieutenant†BWAS-1793

DateEventSource
14.11.1807Arrived at WoolwichBWAS-1793
9.2.1809Sailed form Cadiz for Gibraltar and lost with all handsBWAS-1793

OriginBWAS-1793
Mercantile Princess Charlotte, built at Cowes in 1805

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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