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Alacrity

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Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered14.1.1806BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down5.1806BWAS-1793
Launched13.11.1806BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardWilliam Rowe's Yard - Newcastle upon Tyne - River Tyne BWAS-1793
Ship ClassCruizer Class (1797)BWAS-1793
Designed by
William RuleBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1778-1813
BWAS-1793
Constructor
William RoweBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Captured26.5.1811BWAS-1793
Becomes
French brig 'L'Alacrity' (1811) (18) 1811-1822
French 18 Gun
Unrated Brig

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck99' 10 ½"Imperial Feet30.1879 
Length of Keel77' 1 ¾"Imperial Feet23.4887 
Breadth30' 6 ¼"Imperial Feet9.1504 
Depth in Hold12' 9 ¾"Imperial Feet3.6767 
Draught Forward6' 8"Imperial Feet2.032 
Draught Aft11' 8"Imperial Feet3.556 
Burthen382 2394Tons BM 

Armament


13.11.1806Broadside Weight = 262 Imperial Pound ( 118.817 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1797121Design Complement

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
2.1807 - 9.1807Commander
William CroftBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1807
BWAS-1793
9.1807 - 26.5.1811Commander
Nisbet PalmerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1795
BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1811 - 26.5.1811Lieutenant
Thomas Gwynne ReesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1811
BWAS-1793

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1811 - 26.5.1811Boatswain
James FlaxmanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1811
TRN5

Service History


DateEventSource
7.12.1806Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
31.3.1807Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
29.3.1808Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
26.5.1811Alacrity vs Abeille
26.5.1811Taken by
L'Abeille (18) 1801-1868
French 18 Gun
Unrated Brig
1865 Renamed "Molène"
TRN5

 
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