British cutter 'Nimble' (1778)

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Nimble
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	3.1778	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Cutter	BWAS-1714
Wrecked	11.2.1781	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck72' 7"Imperial Feet22.0345
Length of Keel53' 11 ¾"Imperial Feet16.1735
Breadth22' 2 ¾"Imperial Feet6.7247
Depth in Hold10' 5"Imperial Feet3.175
Burthen182 ⁷³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

10.1778Broadside Weight = 23 Imperial Pound ( 10.4308 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck10 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

10.1779Broadside Weight = 27 Imperial Pound ( 12.2448 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck12 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.177860EstablishmentBWAS-1714

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
28.10.1778 - 27.11.1779Lieutenant† Discharged DeadBWAS-1714c.27.11.1779 - 11.2.1781LieutenantBWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
17.4.1778Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
12.12.1778Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1006.0.0dBWAS-1714
17.8.1779Retook the Jupiter and ElizabethBG
9.1779At the Relief of GuernseyBWAS-1714
10.1779Refitted as a 12 gun Unrated Cutter
1.1780Took the Ship
8.1780coppering at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
11.2.1781Wrecked in Mount's Bay with the loss of 28 drowned including the captain.B068

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B068Robert Malcomson, Book

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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