British sloop 'Hunter' (1801)

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Hunter

4815
Nominal Guns18BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Acquired5.1801BWAS-1793
First Commissioned7.1801BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurchased on the StocksBWAS-1793
ShipyardKing's Boatbuilders - Dover BWAS-1793
Designed by
Thomas KingBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1778-1779
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Thomas KingBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1778-1779
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Broken Up1809BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck90' 8"Imperial Feet27.6352 
Length of Keel71' 8 ½"Imperial Feet21.6535 
Breadth28' 6"Imperial Feet8.5535 
Burthen308 76⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


7.1801Broadside Weight = 66 Imperial Pound ( 29.931 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck2 British 24-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder

4 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
7.1801 - 10.1802Commander
George JonesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1898
BWAS-179310.1802 - 1808Commander
Samuel Hood InglefieldBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1811
BWAS-17931808Commander
Francis George DickinsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1814
BWAS-17931808 - 1809Commander
William SmithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1752-1809
BWAS-1793

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
14.7.1801 - 1803Midshipman
Mark AnthonyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1818
NBD1849

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
10.1802 - 3.18071st Class Volunteer
John BarnesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1802-1841
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
18.6.1801Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
26.7.1801Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £1583.0.0dBWAS-1793
6.1802Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
10.6.1804Took the Privateer
La Liberté (1) 1804-1804
French 1 Gun
Privateer Unknown
on the Jamaica Station
1805Took the Privateer
Santa Rosa (3) 1805-1805
Spanish 3 Gun
Privateer Unknown
on the Jamaica Station
21.9.1806Took the Privateer
San Josef y Animas (1) 1806-1806
Spanish 1 Gun
Privateer Unknown
on the Jamaica Station
25.1.1807Took the Privateer
Isabella (3) 1807-1807
Spanish 3 Gun
Privateer Unknown
on the Jamaica Station
28.7.1807Took the Privateer
L'Espérance (Unknown) 1807-1807
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown
on the Jamaica Station
19.7.1809Docked at Sheerness to be broken upBWAS-1793

 
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Posted by Jon Miller on Tuesday 2nd of June 2026 05:15

Plymouth, 30 December 1802: Went up the harbour the Aggressor gun brig, and the Hunter, of 18 guns, Capt Jones, to refit. At last it is settled that the Boadicea, of 44 guns, Captain Maitland, is to be commissioned, and not the Beaulieu. [Kentish Post, 7 January 1803]

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