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Pigmy

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Nominal Guns14BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered11.4.1780BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down5.1780BWAS-1714
Named15.6.1780BWAS-1714
Launched5.1781BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardKing's Boatbuilders - Dover BWAS-1714
Ship ClassAlert Class (1776)BWAS-1714
Designed by
John WilliamsBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1762-1784
BWAS-1714
Constructor
Thomas KingBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1778-1779
BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeCutterBWAS-1714
Captured27.12.1781BWAS-1714
Becomes
French cutter 'Le Pigmy' (1781) (10) 1781-1782
French 10 Gun
Unrated Cutter

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck69' 4"Imperial Feet21.0425 
Length of Keel52' 0"Imperial Feet15.8496 
Breadth25' 7"Imperial Feet7.6556 
Depth in Hold10' 9"Imperial Feet3.2766 
Burthen181 394Tons BM 

Armament


5.1781Broadside Weight = 87 Imperial Pound ( 39.4548 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck14 British 12-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
14.12.177660Design Complement

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
2.1781 - 27.12.1781Lieutenant
William Fulke GrevilleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1775-1804
BWAS-1714

Service History


DateEventSource
5.1781building at Dover - New Hampshire at a cost of £1655.11.8dBWAS-1714

 
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