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Nominal Guns10BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered2.4.1804BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down1804BWAS-1793
Launched1806BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardBermuda - North Atlantic Ocean BWAS-1793
Ship ClassAdonis Class (1804)BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSchoonerBWAS-1793
Captured8.9.1812BWAS-1793
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Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck68' 2"Imperial Feet20.7328 
Length of Keel50' 5 ⅝"Imperial Feet15.2559 
Breadth20' 4"Imperial Feet6.1976 
Depth in Hold10' 3"Imperial Feet3.1242 
Burthen110 9394Tons BM 

Armament


3.1806Broadside Weight = 90 Imperial Pound ( 40.815 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck10 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
3.180635EstablishmentBWAS-1793

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
3.1806 - 1807Lieutenant
Joseph Richard Raggett WebbBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1807
BWAS-1793
1807 - 1808Lieutenant
Robert YettsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1808
BWAS-1793
1.3.1809 - 8.9.1812Lieutenant
Charles Newton HunterBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1812
BWAS-1793

Service History


DateEventSource
8.9.1812Taken by
Diligent (18) 1807-1812
French 18 Gun
Privateer Brig
1812 Renamed "Diligent"
off the Delaware River



Notes on Ship



Dimensions given are as designed, not as built

 
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