| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Banterer |
| Ordered | 19 September 1809 |
| Builder | Woolwich Dockyard (M/s Edward Sison) |
| Laid down | December 1809 |
| Launched | 2 June 1810 |
| Fate | Sold 6 March 1817 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Crocus-class brig-sloop |
| Type | Brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen | 25141⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
|
| Beam | 25 ft 7 in (7.8 m) |
| Depth of hold | 12 ft 8 in (3.9 m) |
| Sail plan | Brig rigged |
| Complement | 86 |
| Armament | 2 × 6-pounder bow chasers + 12 × 24-pounder carronades |
| Notes | Some 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
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
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
- ↑ Winfield (2008), p. 309.
- 1 2 Marshall (1830), p. 85.
- 1 2 Winfield (2008), p. 310.
- ↑ "No. 16712". The London Gazette. 16 March 1813. p. 557.
- ↑ "No. 16549". The London Gazette. 7 December 1811. p. 2360.
- ↑ "No. 17125". The London Gazette. 6 April 1816. p. 645.
References
- Marshall, John (1830). . 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.