British cutter 'Jackall' (1781)

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Jackall
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer 'La Boulogne' (1779) (16) 1779-1781 French 16 Gun Privateer Unknown
Captured	23.7.1781	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	NNF-1774
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Cutter	BWAS-1714
Sold	17.5.1785	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck72' 10"Imperial Feet21.9456
Length of Keel54' 3"Imperial Feet16.4783
Breadth25' 4"Imperial Feet7.6403
Depth in Hold10' 3"Imperial Feet3.1242
Burthen187 ²¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

11.1781Broadside Weight = 23 Imperial Pound ( 10.4308 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck10 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
7.178175 NNF-1774

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
11.1781 - 6.1783LieutenantBWAS-17146.1783 - 1784CommanderBWAS-1714

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
23.6.1783 - 17.3.1785MasterADM 29-1

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
6.1782 - 1783MidshipmanNBD18496.1783 - 1784Midshipmanref:616

Service History

DateEventSource
25.7.1781Began coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
5.9.1781Re-registeredBWAS-1714
17.11.1781Completed coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £1489.4.9dBWAS-1714
18.10.1782Took the Lugger BG
17.5.1785Sold at Portsmouth for £205BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29-1 Document

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:616Nicholas Tracy, Book

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