British gun-brig 'Snipe' (1801)

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Snipe ➡ 1815 Mooring Lighter No.13
Nominal Guns	12	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	7.1.1801	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	1.1801	BWAS-1793
Launched	2.5.1801	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Buckler's Hard - Hampshire	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Bloodhound Class (1801)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John HenslowBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1761-1801	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Balthazar AdamsBritish Ship Builder Service 1783-1814	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Gun-brig	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	5.1846	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck80' 1 ½"Imperial Feet24.3967
Length of Keel65' 8"Imperial Feet19.8526
Breadth23' 0"Imperial Feet7.0104
Depth in Hold8' 6"Imperial Feet2.5908
Draught Forward6' 0"Imperial Feet1.8288
Draught Aft7' 4"Imperial Feet2.2352
Burthen184 ⁷²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

2.5.1801Broadside Weight = 108 Imperial Pound ( 48.978 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck10 British 18-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 18-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
180150Design Complement

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.1801 - 1813LieutenantBWAS-179313.1.1814 - 28.12.1814CommanderNBD18495.1815 - 8.1815CommanderBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
3.5.1801Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
11.6.1801Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
8.1815Refitted as a Other Vessels Mooring Lighter
8.1815Renamed Mooring Lighter No.13BWAS-1793
5.1846Broken up at ChathamBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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