American Privateer brig 'Bunker Hill' (1813)

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Brave (12) 1798-1799
British 12 Gun
Hired Cutter
(1798)
Earl of Mornington (14) 1799-1804
British 14 Gun
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(1799)
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British 14 Gun
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(1796)
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British 98 Gun
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(1786)
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(1787)
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Bunker Hill
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United States of America
Operator	Private Owners
Previously	British cutter 'Linnet' (1806) (14) 1806-1813 British 14 Gun Unrated Cutter
Captured	25.2.1813	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Cowes - Isle of Wight	BWAS-1793
Category	Privateer	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Brig	BWAS-1793
Captured	4.3.1814	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck77' 9 ½"Imperial Feet23.4823
Length of Keel57' 7 ⅝"Imperial Feet17.3895
Breadth25' 4"Imperial Feet7.6403
Depth in Hold10' 9"Imperial Feet3.2766
Burthen196 ⁷⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Service History

DateEventSource
4.3.1814Taken by
4.3.1814Taken by

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by AvM on Sunday 24th of September 2023 19:59

Licence Number 56
Operated from Morlaix, France (so no US register)
85 men, 14 guns

Bristol Times and Mirror - Saturday 28 May 1814
Offered for sale at auction on 7 June
191 83/94 bm 76ft8 1/3in x 25 ft 3/4in x 10ft 7in depth

Posted by A Morddel on Sunday 24th of September 2023 17:07

Master: William Cottle

Prizes on her second cruise in January 1814:
Harvest, retaken
Apparencen, retaken
Rolla
Devon

(Source: HCA 32/1327)

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