British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 17' (1797)

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Gunboat No. 17 ➡ 1797 Adder
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	7.2.1797	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	1797	BWAS-1793
Launched	22.4.1797	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Deptford Green - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Acute Class (1797)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John HenslowBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1761-1801	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Frances BarnardBritish Ship Builder Service 1786-1813	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Gunboat	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	2.1805	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck75' 3"Imperial Feet22.8752
Length of Keel61' 10 ½"Imperial Feet18.6055
Breadth22' 1"Imperial Feet6.7183
Depth in Hold7' 11 ½"Imperial Feet2.1463
Draught Forward4' 0"Imperial Feet1.2192
Draught Aft6' 2"Imperial Feet1.8796
Burthen160 ⁴⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

22.4.1797Broadside Weight = 132 Imperial Pound ( 59.862 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck12 British 18-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 24-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.179750Design Complement

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
6.1797 - 1.1798LieutenantBWAS-17931.1798 - 5.1798LieutenantBWAS-17931.1800 - 1.1805LieutenantBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
22.4.1797Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
29.5.1797Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
7.8.1797Refitted as a 14 gun Unrated Gun-brig
7.8.1797Renamed AdderBWAS-1793
5.1798Began rebuilding at Rochester - Kent BWAS-1793
6.1798coppering at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
6.1798Completed rebuilding at Rochester - Kent BWAS-1793
1.1805Paid off as 'Unserviceable'BWAS-1793
2.1805Broken up at SheernessBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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