British schooner 'Gracieuse' (1804)

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Gracieuse
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer schooner 'La Gracieuse' (1804) (14) 1804-1804 French 14 Gun Privateer Schooner
Captured	21.10.1804	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Bermuda - North Atlantic Ocean	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Schooner	BWAS-1793
Last known	1808	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck75' 0"Imperial Feet22.86
Length of Keel50' 0"Imperial Feet15.24
Breadth21' 2"Imperial Feet6.4516
Depth in Hold9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432
Burthen119 ¹⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1805Broadside Weight = 72 Imperial Pound ( 32.652 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck8 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
180540 BWAS-1793

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1805 - 1806MidshipmanBWAS-17931806 - 1807MasterBWAS-17931807 - 12.3.1808LieutenantNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
14.1.1805RegisteredBWAS-1793
27.12.1807Took the Privateer

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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