British sloop 'Brisk' (1784)

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Brisk
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	23.2.1782	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	5.1782	BWAS-1714
Launched	6.5.1784	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	5.1785	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Sandgate - Kent	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Echo Class (1781)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Edward HuntBritish Ship Builder Administrator Dockyard Staff Service 1757-1809	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Phineus JacobsBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	5.1805	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck101' 2"Imperial Feet30.8356
Length of Keel83' 0"Imperial Feet25.2984
Breadth27' 9"Imperial Feet8.2623
Depth in Hold12' 10"Imperial Feet3.6576
Burthen339 ⁹²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

6.5.1784Broadside Weight = 84 Imperial Pound ( 38.094 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 12-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1781125Design Complement

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.5.1785 - 19.7.1790Commander ADM 6/23/279BWAS-171419.7.1790 - 21.9.1790Commander Transfered ADM 6/24/63
Issued by , Nova Scotia - Canada - Saint Lawrence & Nova Scotia
Confirmed 31.8.1790ADM 6/2421.9.1790 - 22.12.1790Commander Transfered ADM 6/24/69ADM 6/2422.11.1790 - 11.2.1794Commander Transfered ADM 6/24/89ADM 6/245.7.1794Commander ADM 6/25/56ADM 6/256.7.1794Commander ADM 6/25/56ADM 6/25

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
21.9.1790 - 15.4.1791Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/69ADM 6/24

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
3.1.1784 - 27.11.1795GunnerADM 29-11790 - bef.17.9.1790Surgeonref:1981

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
21.7.1790 - 9.1790Midshipmanref:616

Service History

DateEventSource
5.1782Began building at Sandgate - Kent BWAS-1714
6.5.1784Completed building at Sandgate - Kent at a cost of £3614.15.7dBWAS-1714
9.5.1784Began fitting for ordinary at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
17.6.1784Completed fitting for ordinary at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £2471.0.0dBWAS-1714
4.1785Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
3.6.1785Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1725.0.0dBWAS-1714
3.5.1786Sailed for Nova ScotiaBWAS-1714
8.1790Paid off and laid up as a receiving ship at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
8.1790Refitted as a Other Vessels Receiving Hulk
5.1805Sold at PortsmouthBWAS-1714

Notes on Ship

Acting CommanderNBD1849

Henry Curzon brought the Brisk home from North America as acting-commander in 1790.

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29-1 Document

ADM 6/24 Archive

ADM 6/25 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:1981 Document

ref:616Nicholas Tracy, Book

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