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HMS Banterer (1810)

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History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Banterer
Ordered19 September 1809
BuilderWoolwich Dockyard (M/s Edward Sison)
Laid downDecember 1809
Launched2 June 1810
FateSold 6 March 1817
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeCrocus-class brig-sloop
TypeBrig-sloop
Tons burthen2514194 (bm)
Length
  • Overall: 92 ft (28.0 m)
  • Keel: 72 ft 8 in (22.1 m)
Beam25 ft 7 in (7.8 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 8 in (3.9 m)
Sail planBrig rigged
Complement86
Armament2 × 6-pounder bow chasers + 12 × 24-pounder carronades
NotesSome of Banterer's floor timbers and futtocks were made from Holstein oak.

HMS Portia was a 14-gun Crocus-class brig of the Royal Navy that was launched in 1810. The Navy sold her in 1817 for breaking up after an uneventful career.

Career

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Commander Charles Warde was appointed to Banterer on 9 June 1810.[2] He commissioned her for the North Sea.[3]

Between 29 July and 4 August 1811, HMS Musquito captured several Dutch fishing boats: Gute Verwagting, Tobie Maria, Jonge Maria, Jeannette, Femme Elizabeth, Hoop (alias Esperance), and the Rondwich. By agreement, Musquito shared the prize money with Desiree, Banterer, and Cretan.[4]

On 10 August 1811 Banterer recaptured Fortuna.[5]

Commander Warde was promoted to post captain on 18 September 1815.[2]

Fate

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The "Principal Officers and Commissioners of His Majesty's Navy" offered Banterer for sale on 30 January 1817 at Deptford.[6] She finally sold on 6 March 1817 to Gordon & Co. for £850 for breaking up.[3]

Citations

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  1. ^ Winfield (2008), p. 309.
  2. ^ a b Marshall (1830), p. 85.
  3. ^ a b Winfield (2008), p. 310.
  4. ^ "No. 16712". The London Gazette. 16 March 1813. p. 557.
  5. ^ "No. 16549". The London Gazette. 7 December 1811. p. 2360.
  6. ^ "No. 17125". The London Gazette. 6 April 1816. p. 645.

References

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  • Marshall, John (1830). "Warde, Charles" . Royal Naval Biography. Vol. sup, part 4. London: Longman and company. p. 85.
  • Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates (2nd ed.). Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.