British sloop 'Flirt' (1782)

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Flirt

4280
Nominal Guns14BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered23.3.1781BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down8.1781BWAS-1714
Launched4.3.1782BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardKing's Boatbuilders - Dover BWAS-1714
Ship ClassSpeedy Class (1781)BWAS-1714
Designed by
Thomas KingBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1778-1779
BWAS-1714
Constructor
Thomas KingBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1778-1779
BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1714
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1714
Sold1.12.1795BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck78' 3"Imperial Feet23.7839 
Length of Keel58' 11 ⅜"Imperial Feet17.6879 
Breadth25' 9 ¾"Imperial Feet7.6391 
Depth in Hold10' 10"Imperial Feet3.048 
Burthen208 86⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


4.3.1782Broadside Weight = 31 Imperial Pound ( 14.0588 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck14 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
178190Design Complement

15 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
21.3.1782 - 21.4.1783Commander
Nathan BruntonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1814
ADM 6/22/428BWAS-171411.12.1782 - 1.5.1786Commander
William LukeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1814
ADM 6/22/553BWAS-171417.5.1786 - 1.12.1787Commander
Piercy BrettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1787
ADM 6/23/334BWAS-17144.12.1787 - 26.8.1788Commander
John Stevens HallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1812
Transfered ADM 6/23/441ADM 6/2326.8.1788 - 4.12.1789Commander
James NormanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1749-1795
ADM 6/23/475BWAS-17144.12.1789 - 21.9.1790Commander
John Stevens HallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1812
ADM 6/23/441BWAS-171422.9.1790 - 22.11.1790Commander
Robert ParkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1797
ADM 6/24/70ADM 6/2422.12.1790 - 6.10.1791Commander
James Nicoll MorrisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1825
ADM 6/24/96BWAS-17146.10.1791 - 25.12.1791Commander
James Nicoll MorrisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1825
Transfered ADM 6/24/139ADM 6/2410.4.1793Commander
Peter HalkettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1789-1815
ADM 6/24/228ADM 6/2425.6.1793Commander
Amherst MorrisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1796
ADM 6/24/249ADM 6/245.7.1794Commander
William BedfordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1814
ADM 6/25/57ADM 6/255.7.1794Commander
Samuel James BallardBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1814
ADM 6/25/56ADM 6/256.7.1794Commander
Joseph LarcomBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1814
ADM 6/25/56ADM 6/2514.10.1794 - 15.10.1794Commander
Thomas CampbellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1759-1806
ADM 6/25/95ADM 6/25

8 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
10.3.1783 - 25.4.1783Lieutenant
Samuel WickhamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1802
ADM 6/23/31ADM 6/2325.4.1783 - 1.10.1783Lieutenant
Samuel WickhamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1802
Transfered ADM 6/23/56ADM 6/2315.7.1789 - 30.12.1789Lieutenant
John McTaggartBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1798
: on board from 4.8.1789 ADM 6/23/538ADM 6/2310.8.1790 - 5.10.1791Lieutenant
John EvansBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1793
ADM 6/24/59ADM 6/2415.7.1791 - 5.10.1791Second Lieutenant
John StewartBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1793
ADM 6/24/126ADM 6/246.10.1791 - 1.1.1793First Lieutenant
Charles EkinsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1818
Transfered ADM 6/24/139ADM 6/246.10.1791 - 15.3.1793Second Lieutenant
John StewartBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1793
Transfered ADM 6/24/139ADM 6/242.4.1794First Lieutenant
Benjamin MaitlandBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1795
ADM 6/25/25ADM 6/25

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1792 - bef.4.12.1792Surgeon's Mate
Robert GreenBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1792-1793
ref:1981

Service History


DateEventSource
4.3.1781building at Dover - New Hampshire at a cost of £4088.10.6dBWAS-1714
3.1782Commissioned for the North SeaBWAS-1714
26.3.1782Began coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
8.6.1782Completed coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
21.4.1783

Paid off

BWAS-1714
30.4.1783

Recommissioned and stationed between Beachy Head and the Isle of Wight

BWAS-1714
1.5.1786

Paid off

BWAS-1714
22.11.1791Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
11.1792Laid up at DeptfordBWAS-1714
1.2.1795Sold for £450 at DeptfordBWAS-1714

 
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