HMS Nimble (1813)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Nimble.

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Nimble
Launched	1813[1]
Acquired	5 March 1813
Fate	Sold 18 April 1816
General characteristics [2]
Tons burthen	147 (bm)
Length	Overall:68 ft 5 in (20.9 m) Keel:50 ft 11+5⁄8 in (15.5 m)
Beam	23 ft 3+1⁄2 in (7.1 m)
Depth of hold	10 ft 2 in (3.1 m)
Complement	50
Armament	10 × 12-pounder carronades

HMS Nimble was a new cutter that the Royal Navy purchased in 1813. The Navy sold her in 1816.

Career

Lieutenant Peter Williams commissioned Nimble on 5 April 1813.[2] (He had come from the gunbrig HMS Richmond)

During the capture of San Sebastian Nimble and Constant blockaded the mouth of Bindassoa from 31 August to 8 September.

Lieutenant Josiah Thompson replaced Williams in August 1814; Williams had been appointed to the rank of Commander on 24 August.

In April–May 1815 Nimble was at the Garonne. There she boarded Young William, which was on her way Bordeaux, and warned her not to enter the river.[3]

On 2 July 1814 the chasse-maree Aimable arrived at Falmouth. Nimble had detained and several other vessels as well.[4]

On 2 November 1815 Nimble returned to Plymouth from Newfoundland. Thompson paid off Nimble in November 1815.[2]

Fate

The "Principal Officers and Commissioners of His Majesty's Navy" offered the "Nimble cutter, of 147 tons", lying at Sheerness, for sale on 18 April 1816.[5] Nimble was sold to Mr. Nixon on that day.[2]

Postscript

In January 1819, the London Gazette reported that Parliament had voted a grant to all those who had served under the command of Lord Viscount Keith in 1812, between 1813 and 1814, and in the Gironde.[6] Nimble was listed among the vessels that had served under Keith in 1813 and 1814.[a] She had also served under Keith in the Gironde.[b]

Notes

1. The money was paid in three tranches. For someone participating in the first through third tranches, a first-class share was worth £256 5s 9d; a sixth-class share, that of an ordinary seaman, was worth £4 6s 10d. For someone participating only in the second and third tranches a first-class share was worth £202 6s 8d; a sixth-class share was worth £5 0s 5d.[7]
2. The sum of the two tranches of payment for that service was £272 8s 5d for a first-class share; the amount for a sixth-class share was £3 3s 5d.[7]

Citations

1. Naval Chronicle (January–June 1813), Vol. 19, p.246.
2. Winfield (2008), p. 371.
3. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4986. 5 May 1815. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735027. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
4. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4986. 7 July 1815. hdl:2027/uc1.c2735027. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
5. "No. 17125". The London Gazette. 6 April 1816. p. 645.
6. "No. 17441". The London Gazette. 16 January 1819. p. 112.
7. "No. 17864". The London Gazette. 26 October 1822. p. 1752.

References

• Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.