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Nominal Guns12BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered1796BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down1796BWAS-1793
Purchased4.1798BWAS-1793
ShipyardRedbridge - Hampshire BWAS-1793
Designed by
Samuel BenthamBritish
Ship Builder
Administrator
Service 1783-1807
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Hobbs & HellyerBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSchoonerBWAS-1793
Broken Up5.1814BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck80' 0"Imperial Feet24.384 
Length of Keel56' 7 ½"Imperial Feet17.0815 
Breadth22' 2"Imperial Feet6.731 
Depth in Hold11' 6"Imperial Feet3.5052 
Burthen148Tons BM 

Armament


4.1798Broadside Weight = 120 Imperial Pound ( 54.42 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck12 British 18-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck2 British 12-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
179650Design Complement

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
4.1798 - 1802Lieutenant
William PeakeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1813
BWAS-1793
1802Lieutenant
William ArchboldBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1789-1834
BWAS-1793
2.1803 - 1807Lieutenant
William ArchboldBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1789-1834
BWAS-1793

Service History


DateEventSource
4.1798Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
6.1798Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1801In the BalticBWAS-1793
1802Paid offBWAS-1793
1802In the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
2.1803RecommissionedBWAS-1793
2.1803Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
4.1803Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
13.6.1803Took the Privateer
L'Espiègle (12) 1803-1803
French 12 Gun
Privateer Unknown

9.1804Paid off and RecommissionedBWAS-1793
1807In Ordinary at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
5.1814Broken up at PortsmouthBWAS-1793


Notes on Ship


AcquisitionBWAS-1793
This ship was built for the Navy, but as an experimental design was 'purchased' at the time of launch instead of having a formal order date.

 
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