British cutter 'Venturer' (1797)

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Venturer
Nominal Guns	12	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French cutter 'Le Ranger' (1794) (12) 1794-1797 French 12 Gun Unrated Cutter
Captured	14.10.1797	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Cutter	BWAS-1714
Sold	10.2.1803	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck74' 7 ¼"Imperial Feet22.5616
Length of Keel56' 0 ⅝"Imperial Feet17.0847
Breadth25' 7"Imperial Feet7.6556
Depth in Hold9' 5"Imperial Feet2.8702
Burthen195 ⁵⁄₉₄Imperial Feet0.0014

Armament

2.1799Broadside Weight = 24 Imperial Pound ( 10.884 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck12 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.179955 BWAS-1714

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
2.1799 - 1802LieutenantBWAS-17934.1802 - 1.1803LieutenantBWAS-1714

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
30.4.1802 - 1.1803MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
9.8.1798Arrived a PlymouthBWAS-1714
1.1799Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
4.1799Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
11.1802Sailed for GibraltarBWAS-1714
22.12.1802Order to be soldBWAS-1714
1.1803Paid of at GibraltarBWAS-1714
10.2.1803Sold at GibraltarBWAS-1714

Notes on Ship

Originally British Ranger of 1787

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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