British fireship 'Furnace' (1778)

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Furnace
Nominal Guns	8	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Acquired	6.12.1778	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	19.11.1778	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purchased on the Stocks	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Liverpool - Lancashire	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John FisherBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Fireship	BWAS-1714
Sold	10.4.1783	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck100' 7"Imperial Feet30.6578
Length of Keel82' 6"Imperial Feet25.0698
Breadth28' 10"Imperial Feet8.5344
Depth in Hold13' 2"Imperial Feet3.9793
Burthen364 ⁷⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

12.1778Broadside Weight = 18 Imperial Pound ( 8.1632 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck8 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.177845 BWAS-1714

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
19.11.1778 - 30.5.1780Commander Transfered ADM 6/21/476BWAS-171430.5.1780 - 15.11.1782Commander ADM 6/22/138BWAS-171415.11.1782 - 25.2.1783Commander ADM 6/22/530BWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
6.12.1778building at Liverpool - Lancashire at a cost of £5697.10.0dBWAS-1714
1779In the ChannelBWAS-1714
6.1780Began coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
7.1780Completed coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £1205.3.6dBWAS-1714
25.2.1783

Paid off

BWAS-1714
10.4.1783Sold at Deptford for £1,015BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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