British cutter 'Rambler' (1796)

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Rambler

7796
Nominal Guns14BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Acquired2.1796BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurchased on the StocksBWAS-1793
ShipyardKing's Boatbuilders - Dover BWAS-1793
Designed by
Thomas Jones KingBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1765-1818
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Thomas Jones KingBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1765-1818
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeCutterBWAS-1793
Sold18.10.1810BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck74' 5 ½"Imperial Feet22.5679 
Length of Keel56' 5 ½"Imperial Feet17.0815 
Breadth25' 4"Imperial Feet7.6403 
Depth in Hold10' 1 ½"Imperial Feet3.0607 
Burthen192 69⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


1.1797Broadside Weight = 42 Imperial Pound ( 19.047 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1.179786 BWAS-1793

6 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1.1797 - 3.4.1798Lieutenant
Alexander Wilmot SchombergBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1815
BWAS-17933.4.1798 - 1.1.1801Commander
Alexander Wilmot SchombergBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1815
BWAS-17931.1.1801 - 12.8.1802Commander
Peter RyeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1791-1814
BWAS-179312.8.1802 - 1804Commander
Thomas InnesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1810
BWAS-17931805 - 10.1805Commander
Henry Evelyn Pitfield SturtBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1825
BWAS-17931810 - 10.1810Commander
Robert HallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1817
BWAS-1793

Service History


DateEventSource
13.2.1796Began coppering and fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
27.2.1797RegisteredBWAS-1793
21.3.1797Completed coppering and fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £1440.0.0dBWAS-1793
22.7.1797Took the Brig
Le Prosper (14) 1797-1797
French 14 Gun
Privateer Brig
off the Dogger BankBG
3.4.1798Refitted as a 14 gun Unrated Unknown
30.7.1798Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1793
10.1805Laid up in Ordinary at PlymouthBWAS-1793
1810At GibraltarBWAS-1793

 
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Posted by Jon Miller on Thursday 28th of May 2026 21:18

Plymouth, 12 February 1801: The Polly transport, which arrived here yesterday from Guernsey, has on board part of the 49th and 85th regiments of foot. The former were taken out of the Denton transport, wrecked on that island last Monday. Both vessels in a heavy gale of wind, were driven close to the shore; the Polly rode out the gale, but the latter went ashore: and the crew and troops would have been lost had it not been for assistance from the Polly. The Polly was convoyed to this port by the Rambler of 14 guns. [London Packet, 16 February 1801]

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