British cutter 'Sparrow' (1796)

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Sparrow
Nominal Guns	12	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	1796	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	19.7.1796	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Cutter	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	1805	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck66' 3"Imperial Feet20.1295
Length of Keel46' 6"Imperial Feet14.0462
Breadth22' 3 ¾"Imperial Feet6.7247
Depth in Hold8' 9 ¾"Imperial Feet2.4575
Burthen123 ¹⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

7.1796Broadside Weight = 66 Imperial Pound ( 29.931 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck10 British 12-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
7.179640 BWAS-1793

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
7.1796 - 1799LieutenantBWAS-17931799 - 1800LieutenantBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
19.7.1796RegisteredBWAS-1793
3.1797Carried dispatches to the West IndiesBWAS-1793
3.1797Took the Privateer at Puerto Plata
3.1797Took the Privateer at Puerto Plata
1.4.1797Saved crew of the off Puerto PlataBWAS-1793
28.7.1799Sparrow vs Nancy

Notes on Ship

OriginBWAS-1793
Mercantile Rattler built 1780

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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