British cutter 'Cruelle' (1800)

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Cruelle
Nominal Guns	8
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French gunboat 'La Cruelle' (1793) (4) 1793-1800 French 4 Gun Unrated Gunboat
Captured	1.6.1800
First Commissioned	2.1801
Shipyard	St Malo - Brittany	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Vesuve Class (1793)	NNF-1792
Designed by	Le MarchandFrench Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Le MarchandFrench Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated
Ship Type	Cutter
Sold	1801

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Burthen158Tons BM

Armament

2.1801Broadside Weight = 16 Imperial Pound ( 7.256 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck8 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.180130 BWAS-1793

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
2.1801 - 3.1801LieutenantBWAS-17933.1801 - 1800LieutenantBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
13.10.1800RegisteredBWAS-1793
1801Sold at AlexandriaBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1792Alain Demerliac, Book

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Posted by Jon Miller on Saturday 11th of July 2026 12:49

Portsmouth, 21 February 1801: Capt Inglis has been appointed to command the Cruel [sic] cutter, comprised in Sir Sidney Smith’s squadron, in the room of her former commander, who has been made post. [Hampshire Chronicle, 23 February 1801]

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