British gun-brig 'Conquest' (1794)

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Conquest

3675
Nominal Guns12BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered6.3.1794BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down3.1794BWAS-1793
Launched7.1794BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardFrindsbury - Kent BWAS-1793
Ship ClassConquest Class (1794)BWAS-1793
Designed by
Sir John HenslowBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1761-1801
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Josiah and Thomas BrindleyBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1801
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeGun-brigBWAS-1793
Sold30.4.1817BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck75' 0"Imperial Feet22.86 
Length of Keel62' 5 ¼"Imperial Feet18.904 
Breadth21' 1"Imperial Feet6.4262 
Depth in Hold7' 1 ¾"Imperial Feet2.1527 
Burthen147 58⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


7.1794Broadside Weight = 118 Imperial Pound ( 53.513 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck10 British 18-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 24-Pounder (Gover)
Stern Chaser2 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
3.179450Design Complement

7 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
9.1794 - 1797Lieutenant
Francis VesseyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1804
BWAS-17931797 - 1802Lieutenant
William GreenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1807
BWAS-17937.1803 - 7.1804Lieutenant
William Le MesurierBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1804
BWAS-17937.1804 - 11.1806Lieutenant
Francis SmithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1806
BWAS-179329.10.1804 - 14.6.1814Lieutenant
Walter BoswellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1814
NBD184914.6.1814 - 30.8.1814Commander
Walter BoswellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1814
NBD184930.8.1814 - 1817Lieutenant
James RogersBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1808-1817
BWAS-1793

Service History


DateEventSource
1795Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
5.3.1795Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
10.1796Began coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
11.1796Completed coppering and fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
11.1806In the Channel IslandsBWAS-1793
30.4.1814Sold at Plymouth to Mr. Moon for £370BWAS-1793

 
Previous comments on this page

Posted by Cy on Friday 14th of December 2018 08:36

Hi Mary

First place to look would be the page for the Attack itself,. Use the ship search to find it.

Posted by Mary De Zwart on Thursday 13th of December 2018 23:46

Thomas Eaton was surgeon on Attack Gun Vessel in 1798. We know this from his wedding certificate to Mary Brown at Stoke Damerel, Devon. Does anyone have ideas how I could find out further information about this vessel?

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