British fireship 'Ignition' (1804)

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Ignition
Nominal Guns	4	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	5.1804	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Quebec - Canada	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Fireship	BWAS-1793
Wrecked	19.2.1807	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck69' 3"Imperial Feet21.0397
Length of Keel55' 0"Imperial Feet16.764
Breadth21' 1"Imperial Feet6.4262
Depth in Hold11' 7"Imperial Feet3.5306
Burthen130Tons BM

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1804 - 12.1.1805LieutenantBWAS-17931806 - 22.9.1806LieutenantBWAS-17931807 - 18.2.1807LieutenantBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
8.7.1804Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
11.9.1804Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
2.1805Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
3.1805Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
18.2.1807Wrecked in a storm near Dieppe, only 4 survivorsBWAS-1793

Notes on Ship

OriginBWAS-1793
Mercantile Jeany. Built 1803 at Quebec

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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Posted by AvM on Sunday 23rd of July 2017 17:22

BT162/03 p.11
Quebec
#29/1803
1806 Jeany 130t British built master N.Earl 8men
1807 Jenny 130t British built master N.Earl 8men

Posted by AvM on Sunday 23rd of July 2017 16:42

Papers Respecting The Navy, Presented In Pursuance Of Addresses of the House of Lords to His Majesty.
Navy Office, 18th March 1805

HMS Ignition was purchased form Saunders & Therwitt
'Jeany' has 130bm and was 2 years old
was purcased for £1,025 moreover £361 were spent to fitting the ship at King'S Yard.

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