British gun-brig 'Cracker' (1804)

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Cracker
Nominal Guns	12	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	9.1.1804	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	4.1804	BWAS-1793
Launched	30.6.1804	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Northfleet Dockyard - Northfleet	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Archer Class (1800)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Thomas PitcherBritish Ship Builder Service 1801	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Gun-brig	BWAS-1793
Sold for Break Up	23.11.1815	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck80' 0"Imperial Feet24.384
Length of Keel65' 10 ⅝"Imperial Feet19.8279
Breadth22' 6"Imperial Feet6.7818
Depth in Hold9' 5"Imperial Feet2.8702
Burthen180 ⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

30.6.1804Broadside 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
12.180050Design Complement

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
7.1804 - 10.1805LieutenantBWAS-179310.1805 - 1810LieutenantBWAS-17931810 - 1811LieutenantBWAS-179316.2.1812 - 1815LieutenantNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
30.6.1804Began fitting at Northfleet - Kent BWAS-1793
12.9.1804Completed fitting at Northfleet - Kent BWAS-1793
11.1810Took the Privateer ref:692
23.11.1815Sold at Portsmouth for £750BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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