British sloop 'Wasp' (1782)

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Wasp
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Acquired	8.1782	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purchased on the Stocks	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Folkstone - Kent	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Expended as Fireship	7.7.1800	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck78' 8"Imperial Feet23.7998
Length of Keel56' 11 ⅝"Imperial Feet17.0847
Breadth26' 2"Imperial Feet7.9333
Depth in Hold10' 1"Imperial Feet3.0734
Burthen207 ⁴³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

2.1783Broadside Weight = 32 Imperial Pound ( 14.512 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck16 British 4-Pounder

7.1798Broadside Weight = 72 Imperial Pound ( 32.652 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck8 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.178390 BWAS-1714

9 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1.1.1783 - 30.3.1787Commander: on board from 2.1783 ADM 6/23/1BWAS-171430.3.1787 - 8.9.1789Commander ADM 6/23/391BWAS-17148.9.1789 - 28.4.1790Commander Transfered ADM 6/24/1BWAS-171428.4.1790 - 21.9.1790Commander ADM 6/24/25ADM 6/2428.9.1790 - 22.11.1790Commander ADM 6/24/71BWAS-17145.1.1791 - 26.9.1791Commander ADM 6/24/100BWAS-17144.7.1794Commander ADM 6/25/56ADM 6/256.7.1794Commander ADM 6/25/56ADM 6/2516.5.1798 - 7.7.1800CommanderBWAS-1714

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
18.5.1790 - 17.4.1791Lieutenant ADM 6/24/30ADM 6/2418.4.1791 - 18.1.1793First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/118ADM 6/2418.4.1791 - 22.12.1792Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/118ADM 6/24

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1792 - bef.12.3.1792Surgeonref:1981

Service History

DateEventSource
17.8.1782Began coppering and fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
22.3.1783Completed coppering and fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £1340.12.1dBWAS-1714
9.1791Paid off at SheernessBWAS-1714
4.1798Refitted as a 8 gun Unrated Fireship
4.1798fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £2421.0.0dBWAS-1714
7.1798Recommissioned for the North SeaBWAS-1714
7.7.1800Attack on Dunkirk

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/24 Archive

ADM 6/25 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ref:1981 Document

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