British cutter 'Trial' (1790)

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Trial

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Nominal Guns8BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered1.12.1788BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down11.1789BWAS-1714
Launched9.9.1790BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardPlymouth - Devon BWAS-1714
Designed by
John SchankBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1714
Constructor
Thomas DunstervilleBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeCutterBWAS-1714
Deleted from list1816BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck65' 0"Imperial Feet19.812 
Length of Keel50' 3 ⅞"Imperial Feet15.2622 
Breadth21' 5"Imperial Feet6.5278 
Depth in Hold7' 2"Imperial Feet2.1844 
Draught Forward5' 3"Imperial Feet1.6002 
Laden Draught Aft7' 2"Imperial Feet2.1844 
Draught Aft6' 0"Imperial Feet1.8288 
Burthen122 71⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


10.1790Broadside Weight = 12 Imperial Pound ( 5.442 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8 British 3-Pounder

2.4.1793Broadside Weight = 36 Imperial Pound ( 16.326 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck4 British 12-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck8 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
10.179045 BWAS-1714

9 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
10.1790 - 8.1795Lieutenant
Micajah MalbonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1806
BWAS-17148.1795 - 3.1796Lieutenant
James DuncanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1787-1796
BWAS-171431.3.1796 - 3.1797Lieutenant
Robert YettsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1808
BWAS-17143.1797 - 27.12.1798Lieutenant
Henry GarrettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1833
BWAS-17142.1799 - 14.9.1802Lieutenant
Jackson DowsingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1802
Discharged DeadBWAS-17148.1803 - 10.1803Lieutenant
William RobertsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1803
BWAS-171410.1803 - 3.1804Lieutenant
John NugentBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1841
BWAS-17143.1804 - 1810Lieutenant
Charles RandleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1810
BWAS-17141811 - 1814Lieutenant
Thomas SprouleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1815
BWAS-1714

Service History


DateEventSource
9.9.1790Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
10.1790Commissioned for the ChannelBWAS-1714
3.2.1791Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £269.0.0dBWAS-1714
4.1791Began coppering and fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
5.1791Completed coppering and fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £1706.0.0dBWAS-1714
8.1791refitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
8.1795Commissioned for the North SeaBWAS-1714
25.7.1797Took the Brig
Le Courrier de la Mer (12) 1797-1797
French 12 Gun
Privateer Brig
ref:692
1.5.1798Action of 1st May 1798
1802Paid off?BWAS-1714
8.1803Recommissioned for the ThamesBWAS-1714
3.1804Recommissioned for guard duty at Bugsby's Hole in the ThamesBWAS-1714
2.1810Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
6.1810Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
1811Depot ship at WaterfordBWAS-1714
12.5.1814Order to be disposed off and deleted from the listBWAS-1714
3.2.1848Sold for $600 after serving as a coal depot at Callao, ChileBWAS-1714

 
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