British gun-brig 'Basilisk' (1801)

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Basilisk
Nominal Guns	12	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	7.1.1801	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	1.1801	BWAS-1793
Launched	2.4.1801	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Bloodhound Class (1801)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John HenslowBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1761-1801	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John RandallBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1780-1802	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Gun-brig	BWAS-1793
Sold for Break Up	14.12.1815	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck80' 1"Imperial Feet24.4094
Length of Keel65' 7"Imperial Feet19.8476
Breadth23' 1"Imperial Feet7.0189
Depth in Hold8' 6"Imperial Feet2.5908
Burthen185 ⁸³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

2.4.1801Broadside Weight = 108 Imperial Pound ( 48.978 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck10 British 18-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 18-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
180150Design Complement

11 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
4.1801 - 2.1803LieutenantBWAS-17932.1803 - 1804LieutenantBWAS-17931804 - 1806LieutenantBWAS-17931807 - 1808LieutenantBWAS-17931808Sub-LieutenantBWAS-17931809 - 1810LieutenantBWAS-17931811 - 5.1812LieutenantBWAS-17935.1812 - 22.5.1813LieutenantBWAS-179322.5.1813 - 1814CommanderBWAS-17932.1814 - 8.1814Lieutenant†BWAS-17938.1814 - 1815LieutenantBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
3.4.1801Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
19.4.1801Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
18.12.1803Took the Unrated in the North Sea
30.9.1808Took the Privateer in the North Sea
16.3.1810Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
2.1814fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
14.12.1815Sold for £730BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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