British cutter 'Trimmer' (1782)

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Trimmer

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Nominal Guns14BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
French Privateer cutter 'L'Anti-Briton' (1781) (22) 1781-1782
French 22 Gun
Privateer Cutter
Captured4.1.1782BWAS-1714
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeCutterBWAS-1714
Sold18.7.1801BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck83' 9 ½"Imperial Feet25.3111 
Length of Keel64' 1 ⅝"Imperial Feet19.5231 
Breadth28' 4 ⅞"Imperial Feet8.5566 
Depth in Hold10' 9 ¾"Imperial Feet3.0671 
Burthen275 25⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


7.1782Broadside Weight = 44.5 Imperial Pound ( 20.181 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck10 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

3.1801Broadside Weight = 72 Imperial Pound ( 32.652 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
7.1782110 BWAS-1714

15 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
6.7.1782 - 15.1.1783Commander
John HuttBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1773-1794
ADM 6/22/492BWAS-171415.1.1783 - 23.4.1783Commander
William TitcherBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1784
ADM 6/23/10BWAS-171428.8.1783 - 1.10.1783Commander
John MaudeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1769-1793
ADM 6/23/128ADM 6/231.10.1783 - 13.5.1784Commander
John ChapmanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1747-1784
ADM 6/23/147ADM 6/2313.5.1784 - 27.1.1785Commander
John LuckBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1776-1809
ADM 6/23/210BWAS-171427.1.1785 - 29.5.1786Commander
Charles TylerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1816
ADM 6/23/265BWAS-171430.8.1786 - 4.2.1789Commander
Charles TylerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1816
ADM 6/23/353ADM 6/234.2.1789 - 21.9.1790Commander
Mark RobinsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1776-1830
ADM 6/23/506ADM 6/231.10.1790 - 31.10.1791Commander
Francis FayermanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1814
ADM 6/24/72BWAS-17141.11.1791 - 23.4.1793Commander
Francis FayermanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1814
ADM 6/24/144ADM 6/2424.4.1793 - 9.12.1793Commander
Charles CravenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1805
ADM 6/24/232BWAS-17144.7.1794Commander
John DraperBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1820
ADM 6/25/56ADM 6/256.7.1794Commander
Rowland BevanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1808
ADM 6/25/56ADM 6/256.7.1794Commander
John ChesshyreBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1830
ADM 6/25/56ADM 6/253.1801 - 6.1801Commander
Edward Thornbrough ParkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1801
BWAS-1714

7 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1.4.1791 - 31.10.1791First Lieutenant
John CulverhouseBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1787-1802
ADM 6/24/114ADM 6/241.4.1791 - 31.10.1791Second Lieutenant
Robert PerkinsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1799
ADM 6/24/114ADM 6/241.11.1791 - 29.4.1793First Lieutenant
William CockcraftBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1793
Transfered ADM 6/24/144ADM 6/241.11.1791 - 30.4.1792Second Lieutenant
William CoxBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1792
Transfered ADM 6/24/144ADM 6/242.5.1792 - 22.1.1793Second Lieutenant
Thomas EylesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1814
Transfered ADM 6/24/164ADM 6/2423.1.1793 - 9.1.1794Second Lieutenant
Charles CarterBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1794
Transfered ADM 6/24/197ADM 6/2427.3.1794Second Lieutenant
John Watson SkinnerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1803
ADM 6/25/24ADM 6/25

Service History


DateEventSource
5.1782coppering and fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £3310.15.8dBWAS-1714
8.1782Refitted as a 14 gun Unrated Unknown
4.1783Paid offBWAS-1714
9.1783RecommissionedBWAS-1714
5.4.1793Took the Privateer
Le Courier (Unknown) 1793-1793
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

12.1793Laid up at SheernessBWAS-1714
6.1798Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
7.1798Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £3036.0.0dBWAS-1714
3.1801RecommissionedBWAS-1714
22.4.1801Ordered to be soldBWAS-1714
6.1801Paid offBWAS-1714
18.7.1801Sold for £710BWAS-1714

 
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