British sloop 'Ferret' (1784)

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Ferret

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Nominal Guns14BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered18.2.1782BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down2.1783BWAS-1714
Launched17.8.1784BWAS-1714
First Commissioned23.4.1787BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardSandwich - Kent BWAS-1714
Ship ClassChilders Class - Modified (1781)BWAS-1714
Designed by
John WilliamsBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1762-1784
BWAS-1714
Constructor
Andrew HillsBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1714
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1714
Sold16.12.1801BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck78' 11"Imperial Feet23.7776 
Length of Keel60' 8"Imperial Feet18.4912 
Breadth25' 0"Imperial Feet7.62 
Depth in Hold10' 10 ½"Imperial Feet3.0607 
Burthen201 64⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


17.8.1784Broadside Weight = 47 Imperial Pound ( 21.3148 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck4 British 12-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck10 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
178180Design Complement

10 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
23.4.1787 - 26.8.1788Commander
John OsbornBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1814
ADM 6/23/394BWAS-171426.8.1788 - 25.3.1789Commander
Davidge GouldBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1819
ADM 6/23/475BWAS-17142.6.1789 - 4.12.1789Commander
Robert StopfordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1830
Transfered ADM 6/24/8
Issued by
Joseph PeytonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1743-1799
, The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 6.11.1789BWAS-171419.5.1790 - 15.8.1790Commander
Robert StopfordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1830
ADM 196/68/191ADM 19613.8.1790 - 20.9.1790Commander
Richard Rundle BurgessBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1795
ADM 6/24/60BWAS-171424.12.1790 - 21.10.1791Commander
William NowellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1769-1814
ADM 6/24/97N-GAZ22.10.1791 - 24.10.1794Commander
William NowellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1769-1814
ADM 6/24/142ADM 6/2424.10.1794 - 18.6.1795Commander
George ByngBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1789-1830
ADM 6/25/99BWAS-171418.6.1795 - 22.12.1795Commander
Charles EkinsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1818
BWAS-171424.11.1795 - 2.1796Commander
Thomas BakerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1837
BWAS-1714

4 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
16.4.1791 - 21.10.1791First Lieutenant
George FieldBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1816
ADM 6/24/116ADM 6/2416.4.1791 - 21.10.1791Second Lieutenant
Walter BathurstBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1793
ADM 6/24/116ADM 6/2422.10.1791 - 1791First Lieutenant
Paul GodbyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1791
ADM 6/24/142ADM 6/2422.10.1791 - 19.12.1793Second Lieutenant
Walter BathurstBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1793
Transfered ADM 6/24/142ADM 6/24

Service History


DateEventSource
2.1783Began building at Sandwich - Kent BWAS-1714
17.8.1784Completed building at Sandwich - Kent at a cost of £1943.19.9dBWAS-1714
17.8.1784Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
31.8.1784Laid up incomplete at DeptfordBWAS-1714
31.8.1784Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1126.0.0dBWAS-1714
2.1787Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
5.1787Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £1630.0.0dBWAS-1714
21.2.1793Took the Privateer
La Jeune Marie (2) 1793-1793
French 2 Gun
Privateer Unknown
in the ChannelN-GAZ
21.2.1793Took the Sloop
Le Jean Bart (6) 1793-1793
French 6 Gun
Privateer Sloop
in the Channel
13.4.1793Took the Cutter
La Fantaisie (8) 1793-1793
French 8 Gun
Privateer Cutter
in the Channel
20.11.1795Took the Privateer
L'Eleonore (Unknown) 1795-1795
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown
in the North Sea
2.1796Paid offBWAS-1714
16.12.1801Sold at Deptford for £760BWAS-1714

 
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