British hired cutter 'Dolphin' (1793)

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Dolphin
Nominal Guns	12	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Keel Laid Down	1792	BWAS-1793
Presented	30.3.1793	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1793
Category	Hired Vessel	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Cutter	BWAS-1793
Bought by the Navy	4.6.1801	BWAS-1793
Becomes	British cutter 'Dolphin' (1801) (10) 1801-1802 British 10 Gun Unrated Cutter

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck58' 0"Imperial Feet17.6784
Length of Keel43' 4 ¼"Imperial Feet13.1128
Breadth20' 0 ½"Imperial Feet6.1087
Depth in Hold8' 6"Imperial Feet2.5908
Burthen92 ¹²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

3.1793Broadside Weight = 36 Imperial Pound ( 16.326 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck4 British 12-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck8 British 3-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
19.7.1797Took the Privateer BG
28.2.1798Took the Lugger Boulogne bearing E. S. E. , distance about 3 leaguesBG
31.5.1800Took the Cutter Cape Barfleur S. E. distant about 3 or 4 leagues .BG
20.4.1801Took the Privateer

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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Posted by Jon Miller on Tuesday 28th of July 2026 02:35

On the 3d inst a Court Martial was held on board the Magicienne frigate, at Sheerness, to try John Cook, alias Harris, a Jew, for desertion from His Majesty’s cutter the Dolphin. After a short deliberation, the charge being fully proved, he was sentenced to receive 150 lashes. [Hampshire Telegraph, 8 February 1802]

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