British hired smack 'Devonshire' (1804)
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Devonshire
11702
Nominal Guns
Unknown
BWAS-1793
Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator
Royal Navy
Hired
10.4.1804
BWAS-1793
Shipyard
Unknown
BWAS-1793
Category
Hired Vessel
BWAS-1793
Ship Type
Smack
BWAS-1793
Expended as Fireship
3.10.1804
BWAS-1793
Dimensions
Dimension
Measurement
Type
Metric Equivalent
BWAS-1793
Burthen
35
Tons BM
Service History
Date
Event
Source
2.10.1804
Attack on Boulogne
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ID
Name
Author
Type
BWAS-1793
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817
Rif Winfield
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