HMS Nautilus (1784) explained
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| Section2: | | Country: | United Kingdom | | Nautilus | | Ordered: | 13 May 1782 | | Laid Down: | August 1872 | | Launched: | 9 January 1784 | | Commissioned: | November 1784 | | Fate: | wrecked 2 February 1799 |
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| Section3: | | Tons Burthen: | 345 (bm) | | Length: |
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| | 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 a 16-gun ship-sloop of the Royal Navy. She 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
Notes and References
- Web site: British sloop 'Nautilus' (1784) . threedecks.org . Cy Harrison . 22 August 2024.
