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Nominal Guns4BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Purchased3.2.1794BWAS-1793
First Commissioned4.1794BWAS-1793
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeGun-brigBWAS-1793
Foundered1.1796BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck66' 10"Imperial Feet20.1168 
Length of Keel57' 9 ⅝"Imperial Feet17.3895 
Breadth14' 10 ¼"Imperial Feet4.2736 
Depth in Hold7' 3 ½"Imperial Feet2.1463 
Burthen68Tons BM 

Armament


4.4.1794Broadside Weight = 60 Imperial Pound ( 27.21 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck3 British 32-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck1 British 24-Pounder

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
4.1794 - 1795Lieutenant
John Edmund Pyke SewellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1766-1795
BWAS-1793
1795Lieutenant
Henry HicksBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1798
BWAS-1793

Service History


DateEventSource
7.3.1794RegisteredBWAS-1793
4.1794Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
2.4.1795Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
6.10.1795Began refitting at UnknownBWAS-1793
27.1.1796Completed refittingBWAS-1793
12.2.1796Sold for £40BWAS-1793

 
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