British cutter 'True Briton' (1782)

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True Briton
Nominal Guns	12	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French cutter 'Le Tartare' (1780) (14) 1780-1782 French 14 Gun Unrated Cutter
Captured	24.2.1782	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	6.1782	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	NNF-1774
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Cutter	BWAS-1714
Sold	9.6.1785	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck74' 6 ¾"Imperial Feet22.5743
Length of Keel54' 4"Imperial Feet16.4846
Breadth25' 6 ⅛"Imperial Feet7.6232
Depth in Hold9' 11"Imperial Feet2.7686
Burthen188 ⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

6.1782Broadside Weight = 35 Imperial Pound ( 15.8728 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck2 British 12-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck10 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.178260 BWAS-1714

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
6.1782 - 1783LieutenantBWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
2.1782Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
17.4.1782Re-registered under her original nameBWAS-1714
6.1782Commissioned for the Channel islandsBWAS-1714
8.1782Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £1734.11.9dBWAS-1714
4.1783Began fitting at Sheerness - Kent BWAS-1714
11.1783Completed fitting at Sheerness - Kent BWAS-1714
9.6.1785Sold for £205 at SheernessBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

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