British gun-brig 'Escort' (1801)

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Escort
Nominal Guns	12	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	7.1.1801	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	1.1801	BWAS-1793
Launched	1.4.1801	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Blackwall Yard - Blackwall	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Bloodhound Class (1801)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John HenslowBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1761-1805	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John PerryBritish Ship Builder Service 1775-1810	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Gun-brig	BWAS-1793
Transfered	8.1815	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck80' 0"Imperial Feet24.384
Length of Keel65' 6"Imperial Feet19.8425
Breadth23' 0"Imperial Feet7.0104
Depth in Hold8' 6"Imperial Feet2.5908
Burthen184 ³⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1.4.1801Broadside Weight = 108 Imperial Pound ( 48.978 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck10 British 18-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 18-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
180150Design Complement

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.1801 - 8.1801LieutenantBWAS-17938.1801 - 5.1802LieutenantBWAS-17935.1802 - 9.1802LieutenantBWAS-17939.1802 - 1805LieutenantBWAS-17931806 - 7.12.1808LieutenantBWAS-17937.12.1808 - 6.7.1815LieutenantBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
1802At MilfordBWAS-1793
1806In the North SeaBWAS-1793
1815Convoy duties in North AmericaBWAS-1793
7.1815Paid offBWAS-1793
8.1815Sold to Customs as a hulkBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jon Miller on Monday 20th of July 2026 01:41

Lieutenant Grant Allen, of the Escort gun-brig, was also tried, for returning to Spithead with dispatches, with which he had been charged, for the Captains of His Majesty’s ships Clyde, Loire, and Wolverene. The charge not being proved, he was acquitted accordingly. [Portsmouth Telegraph, 27 July 1801]

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