British cutter 'Spider' (1782)

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Spider

6843
Nominal Guns12BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
French Privateer cutter 'La Victoire' (1782) (12) 1782-1782
French 12 Gun
Privateer Cutter
Captured18.6.1782BWAS-1714
First Commissioned5.1783BWAS-1714
ShipyardDunkerque - Flanders BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeCutterBWAS-1714
Sold2.1806BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck69' 0"Imperial Feet21.0312 
Length of Keel54' 1 ¾"Imperial Feet16.4783 
Breadth24' 3"Imperial Feet7.3343 
Depth in Hold10' 7"Imperial Feet3.2258 
Burthen168 32⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


5.1783Broadside Weight = 24 Imperial Pound ( 10.884 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck12 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
5.178350 BWAS-1714

9 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
5.1783 - 6.1786Lieutenant
Nicholas RookeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1749-1796
BWAS-17146.1786 - 1787Lieutenant
Henry EdmonstonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1787
BWAS-171410.1788 - 2.3.1790Lieutenant
Samuel EdwardsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1791
BWAS-17141790 - 1795Lieutenant
William LanyonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1814
BWAS-17141796 - 1797Lieutenant
William BeviansBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1810
BWAS-17142.1797 - 2.10.1797Lieutenant
Digby DentBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1798
BWAS-17141.1798 - 1801Lieutenant
James HarrisonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1801
BWAS-17148.1802 - 9.1802Lieutenant
George RevenscroftBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1802
BWAS-17149.1802 - 2.1806Lieutenant
Harding ShawBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1806
BWAS-1714

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
10.2.1797 - 10.10.1805Master
Michael Rose LangdonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1808
ADM 29-1

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
7.1798 - 18001st Class Volunteer
Richard BastardBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1832
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
10.1782Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
26.1.1784Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £3110.7.10dBWAS-1714
1787Paid offBWAS-1714
10.1788Recommissioned for the ChannelBWAS-1714
30.12.1789

Sailed from Plymouth on a cruise.

TNC
1790Recommissioned for Southern IrelandBWAS-1714
1793Took the Privateer
La Désirée (Unknown) 1793-1793
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

5.3.1793Took the Brigantine
Le Sans Cullotte (8) 1793-1793
French 8 Gun
Privateer Brigantine

1.1797Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
4.1797Refitted as a 12 gun Unrated Schooner
4.1797Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £1582.0.0dBWAS-1714
16.5.1797Took the Brig
Le Flibustier (14) 1796-1797
French 14 Gun
Privateer Brig
off the LizardBG
14.3.1799

Sailed from Plymouth

TNC
22.11.1802Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
11.7.1803Took the Privateer
La Conception (2) 1803-1804
French 2 Gun
Privateer Unknown
, Alicata being E.N.E 3 leagues .BG
10.12.1805Took the Privateer
L'Andromeda (4) 1805-1805
French 4 Gun
Privateer Unknown
in the Mediterranean
2.1806Paid off at Malta and sold there later in the yearBWAS-1714

 
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