British cutter 'Pigmy' (1810)

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Pigmy
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	2.10.1809	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	11.1809	BWAS-1793
Launched	24.2.1810	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Upnor - Kent	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Pygmy Class (1809)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir Henry PeakeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1762-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John KingBritish Ship Builder Service 1769	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Cutter	BWAS-1793
Sold	21.5.1823	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck82' 10"Imperial Feet24.9936
Length of Keel70' 8"Imperial Feet21.5392
Breadth22' 11"Imperial Feet6.7183
Depth in Hold10' 1"Imperial Feet3.0734
Draught Forward5' 0"Imperial Feet1.524
Draught Aft8' 3"Imperial Feet2.5146
Burthen197 ³⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

24.2.1810Broadside Weight = 60 Imperial Pound ( 27.21 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck10 British 12-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
180960Design Complement

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.1810 - 1812LieutenantBWAS-17931812 - 1814LieutenantBWAS-17931814LieutenantBWAS-17931814 - 1815LieutenantBWAS-17938.1817 - 1820LieutenantBWAS-17936.1820 - 1823LieutenantBWAS-1793

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1815 - 27.8.1815Clerk†ref:1998

Service History

DateEventSource
24.2.1810Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
25.6.1810Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
26.7.1811

In compagny of the Decoy Cutter, run and destroy a French Lugger Privateer, between Gravelines and Dunkirk .

BG
11.1811Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
12.1811Refitted as a 10 gun Unrated Schooner
12.1811Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
1813Sailed to the BalticBWAS-1793
3.1817fitting at UnknownBWAS-1793
1819Refitted as a 10 gun Unrated Cutter
21.5.1823Sold at Plymouth to Joshua Crystall for £510BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

ref:1998 Archive

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