British sloop 'Weazle' (1783)

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Naval Sailor
Service 1685-1693
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Service 1797-1799
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Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1811
Gunboat No. 7 (14) 1797-1802
British 14 Gun
Unrated Gunboat
1797 Renamed "Sparkler"
(1797)
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Weazle
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	18.2.1782	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	9.1782	BWAS-1714
Launched	18.4.1783	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	5.1785	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Sandwich - Kent	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Childers Class - Modified (1781)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	John WilliamsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1762-1784	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Andrew HillsBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1714
Wrecked	12.2.1799	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck78' 11"Imperial Feet23.7776
Length of Keel60' 8"Imperial Feet18.4912
Breadth25' 0"Imperial Feet7.62
Depth in Hold10' 10 ½"Imperial Feet3.0607
Burthen201 ⁶⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

18.4.1783Broadside Weight = 47 Imperial Pound ( 21.3148 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck4 British 12-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck10 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
178180Design Complement

13 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.5.1785 - 24.5.1788Commander ADM 6/23/279BWAS-17142.7.1788 - 21.9.1790Commander ADM 6/23/469ADM 6/2321.9.1790 - 24.10.1790Commander Transfered ADM 6/24/69ADM 6/2419.11.1790 - 15.2.1791Commander Transfered ADM 6/24/87ADM 6/2422.11.1790 - 21.12.1790Commander Transfered ADM 6/24/89ADM 6/2425.2.1791 - 7.3.1793Commander ADM 6/24/108BWAS-17148.3.1793 - 24.9.1793Commander ADM 6/24/217BWAS-171424.9.1793 - 25.11.1794Commander ADM 6/24/268BWAS-171425.11.1794 - 10.4.1795CommanderBWAS-171410.4.1795 - 2.9.1795CommanderBWAS-17142.9.1795 - 14.4.1796CommanderBWAS-171414.4.1796 - 2.2.1798CommanderBWAS-17142.2.1798 - 12.2.1799Commander†BWAS-1714

8 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
4.11.1790 - 21.11.1790Lieutenant ADM 6/24/87ADM 6/2422.11.1790 - 26.12.1790Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/91ADM 6/2428.2.1791 - 31.3.1791Lieutenant ADM 6/24/108ADM 6/241.4.1791 - 26.12.1792First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/115ADM 6/241.4.1791 - 8.1.1793Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/115ADM 6/2415.7.1791 - 29.8.1791First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/126ADM 6/2420.3.1793 - 29.10.1793First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/222ADM 6/2430.10.1793 - 1793Lieutenant ADM 6/24/279ADM 6/24

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1.4.1793 - 20.8.1793BoatswainNAO

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1797 - 1799Master's MateNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
9.1782Began building at Sandwich - Kent BWAS-1714
18.4.1783Completed building at Sandwich - Kent at a cost of £1902.4.5dBWAS-1714
17.5.1783Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
4.1784Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £561.0.0dBWAS-1714
4.1785Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
5.6.1785Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £785.0.0dBWAS-1714
20.7.1785Sailed for Nova ScotiaBWAS-1714
9.1790Began small repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
1.1791Completed small repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £1612.0.0dBWAS-1714
2.1791Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
4.1791Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £1122.0.0dBWAS-1714
9.1791Paid offBWAS-1714
4.1793RecommissionedBWAS-1714
25.9.1797Took the Privateer in the Channel
1798Took the Privateer in the Channel
12.2.1799Wrecked in Barbstable bay, only the Purser survivedBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/23 Archive

ADM 6/24 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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