Sloop of the Royal Navy
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| History |
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 United Kingdom |
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| Name | Nautilus |
| Ordered | 13 May 1782 |
| Builder | Crookenden, Taylor & Smith, Itchenor |
| Laid down | August 1872 |
| Launched | 9 January 1784 |
| Commissioned | November 1784 |
| Fate | wrecked 2 February 1799 |
| General characteristics |
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| Class and type | Echo-class sloop |
| Tons burthen | 345 (bm) |
| Length |
- Overall: 100 ft 9 in (30.7 m)
- Keel: 84 ft 3 in (25.7 m)
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| Beam | 27 ft 7 in (8.4 m) |
| Draught | 9 ft 3 in (2.8 m) |
| Complement | 125 |
| Armament |
- Upper deck: 6 × 6-pounder guns
- QD: 4 × 12-pounder carronades
- Fc: 2 × 12-pounder carronades
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HMS Nautilus was launched at Itchenor in 1784, and then moved to Portsmouth to be completed in December 1784.
Commanders
The following officers of the Royal Navy commanded the ship.[1]
- 1.11.1784 - 27.3.1786 George Tripp
- 27.3.1786 - 2.12.1788 Thomas Boulden Thompson
- 16.1.1789 - 1.10.1790 John Trigge
- 1.10.1790 - 24.4.1793 Charles Craven
- 17.12.1792 - 6.2.1793 Sir Harry Burrard-Neale
- 20.2.1793 - 8.1.1794 Henry Powlett
- 9.1.1794 - 24.3.1794 James Carpenter
- 1795 - 9.1795 James Ross
- 9.1795 - 3.2.1799 Henry Gunter
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