British sloop 'Otter' (1782)

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Otter	5655
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	1.5.1781	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	8.1781	BWAS-1714
Launched	17.3.1782	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Sandwich - Kent	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Childers Class - Modified (1781)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	John WilliamsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1762-1784	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Andrew HillsBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1714
Sold	16.12.1801	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck78' 7"Imperial Feet23.7966
Length of Keel60' 8"Imperial Feet18.4912
Breadth25' 0"Imperial Feet7.62
Depth in Hold11' 2"Imperial Feet3.4036
Burthen201 ⁶⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

17.3.1782Broadside 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

16 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
25.12.1778 - 21.3.1782CommanderBWAS-171421.3.1782 - 20.1.1783Commander ADM 6/22/428BWAS-171414.12.1782 - 13.3.1783Commander Transfered ADM 6/23/215
Issued by , North America ADM 6/2318.4.1783 - 19.4.1783Commander ADM 6/23/52BWAS-171419.4.1783 - 5.11.1783Commander ADM 6/23/171
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 8.12.1783ADM 6/235.11.1783 - 17.4.1786Commander ADM 6/23/159BWAS-171417.4.1786 - 16.6.1789Commander ADM 6/23/327BWAS-171416.6.1789 - 22.11.1790Commander ADM 6/23/531ADM 6/2322.12.1790 - 19.1.1791Commander ADM 6/24/96ADM 6/2419.1.1791 - 17.12.1791Commander ADM 6/24/103ADM 6/2418.12.1791 - 24.4.1794Commander Transfered ADM 6/24/150ADM 6/2424.4.1794 - 4.5.1794Commander ADM 6/25/37ADM 6/255.7.1794Commander ADM 6/25/56ADM 6/256.7.1794Commander ADM 6/25/56ADM 6/2518.6.1798 - 8.8.1801CommanderBWAS-17149.8.1801 - 13.11.1801CommanderBWAS-1714

11 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
21.4.1783 - 30.7.1783Lieutenant ADM 6/23/53ADM 6/2319.1.1791 - 31.3.1791Lieutenant ADM 6/24/102ADM 6/241.4.1791 - 17.12.1791First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/114ADM 6/241.4.1791 - 17.12.1791Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/114ADM 6/2418.12.1791 - 11.10.1792First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/150ADM 6/2418.12.1791 - 11.10.1792Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/150ADM 6/2412.10.1792 - 3.4.1793First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/177ADM 612.10.1792 - 8.2.1793Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/177ADM 620.4.1793 - 4.5.1794Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/231ADM 6/248.10.1793 - 10.12.1793Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/272ADM 6/2423.12.1793 - 4.5.1794Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/293ADM 6/24

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1795 - bef.29.12.1795Surgeonref:1981

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
12.1800 - 3.1801MidshipmanNBD1849

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
1793 - 20.10.1793Able SeamanNBD18491793 - 20.10.1793Able SeamanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
8.1781Began building at Sandwich - Kent BWAS-1714
1782

In the Channel

BWAS-1714
17.3.1782Completed building at Sandwich - Kent at a cost of £3981.12.6dBWAS-1714
15.4.1782Began coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
9.7.1782Completed coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
14.5.1794

Paid off into ordinary at Sheerness Dockyard

ADM 33
4.1798Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
31.5.1798Refitted as a 8 gun Unrated FireshipADM 33
8.1799Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £1823.0.0dBWAS-1714
2.4.1801Battle of Copenhagen
12.11.1801

Paid off

ADM 33
16.12.1801

Sold at Woolwich? for £1,000

BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6Authority, Archive

ADM 6/23 Archive

ADM 6/24 Archive

ADM 6/25 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:1981 Document

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