British gun-brig 'Plumper' (1813)

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Plumper
Nominal Guns	12	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	16.11.1811	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	4.1812	BWAS-1793
Launched	9.10.1813	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Bridport - Dorset	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Bold - Modified Confounder Class (1811)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	William GoodBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Gun-brig	BWAS-1793
Sold	12.12.1833	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck84' 1 ½"Imperial Feet25.6159
Length of Keel70' 0"Imperial Feet21.336
Breadth22' 0 ½"Imperial Feet6.7183
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen180 ⁸⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

9.10.1813Broadside Weight = 96 Imperial Pound ( 43.536 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck10 British 18-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
181160Design Complement

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
4.1815 - 1819CommanderBWAS-17939.1820 - 1824CommanderBWAS-17937.1827 - 2.1829LieutenantBWAS-17936.1.1830 - 1833LieutenantW025

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1.10.1821 - 30.9.1823Masterref:1871

Service History

DateEventSource
1.11.1813Began fitting for ordinary at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
25.11.1813Completed fitting for ordinary at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
5.1815fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
2.1819small repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £841.0.0dBWAS-1793
3.1820Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
9.1820Commissioned for CorkBWAS-1793
11.1820Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £3526.0.0dBWAS-1793
7.1827Commissioned for the African StationBWAS-1793
3.1829Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
5.1829Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £2393.0.0dBWAS-1793
12.12.1833Sold to John Levy of Rochester for $420BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

ref:1871 Archive

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