British polacca 'Transfer' (1796)

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Ganges (74) 1782-1816
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1782)
Henry WickhamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1685-1693
Thomas CamelfordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1799
John Clarke SearleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1811
Gunboat No. 7 (14) 1797-1802
British 14 Gun
Unrated Gunboat
1797 Renamed "Sparkler"
(1797)
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1797 Renamed "Furious"
(1797)
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Transfer
Nominal Guns	12
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer polacca 'Les Quatre Frères' (1796) (16) 1796-1796 French 16 Gun Privateer Polacca
Captured	21.10.1796
First Commissioned	12.1796
Shipyard	Bordeaux - Guyenne	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated
Ship Type	Polacca
Sold	1802

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck80' 0"Imperial Feet24.384
Length of Keel63' 0"Imperial Feet19.2024
Breadth23' 3"Imperial Feet7.0358
Depth in Hold14' 6"Imperial Feet4.3053
Burthen181 ¹³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

12.1796Broadside Weight = 36 Imperial Pound ( 16.326 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck12 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.179670 BWAS-1793

8 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
23.12.1796 - 10.1797CommanderBWAS-179310.1797 - 1.1799CommanderBWAS-17931.1799 - 2.1799CommanderBWAS-17932.1799 - 3.1799LieutenantBWAS-17933.1799 - 10.1800CommanderBWAS-179310.1800 - 4.1801LieutenantBWAS-17934.1801 - 4.1802LieutenantBWAS-17934.1802 - 6.1802LieutenantBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
4.1.1799 - 4.1.1802LieutenantNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
12.1796Commissioned in the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
30.6.1797RegisteredBWAS-1793
11.2.1799Took the Privateer off Ayamonte in the MediterraneanBG
5.4.1799Destroyed a 16-gun privateer in company with BWAS-1793
6.1802Paid off at Malta and later sold for £700BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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Sunday 14th of June 2026 06:41	Rob Griffith	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Ganges' (1782) (74) 1782-1816 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:20	Jon Miller	Henry WickhamBritish Naval Sailor Service 1685-1693
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Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:09	Jon Miller	British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 7' (1797) (14) 1797-1802 British 14 Gun Unrated Gunboat 1797 Renamed "Sparkler"

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