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King’s Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855

by E. Keble Chatterton

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Appendix IV

List of Revenue Cruisers Built Between July 18, 1822 and October 1, 1838

Name of Cruiser.When Built.Tonnage.Builders.Where Built.Draft.Rate of sailing per hour in knots and fathoms.
Forward.Aft.
ft. ins.ft. ins.knotsfathoms
Fly (late New Charter)July 18, 182244Thos. WhiteCowes5 × 67 × 4——
LionJuly 18, 182282Th. InmanLymington————
Arrow (late Seaflower)July 18, 182243Ransom & RidleyHastings4 × 69 × 39—
Cameleon (lost)July 18, 182285Wm. HedgcockDover————
DolphinJuly 18, 182268J.B. GoodBridport5 × 39 × 010—
RangerJuly 18, 182271Chas. GolderFolkestone4 × 69 × 68—
TartarJuly 18, 182282Ransom & RidleyHastings5 × 210 × 284
RepulseJuly 18, 182282W. Good & SonEaling————
NimbleJuly 18, 182265Rd. GravesSandgate5 × 010 × 010—
SprightlyJuly 18, 182263Chas. MillerCowes5 × 68 × 674
SealarkOct. 10, 182342Th. WhiteCowes————
ScoutAug. 15, 182384Th. WhiteCowes5 × 118 × 484
FoxOct. 10, 182385Th. WhiteCowes6 × 610 × 010—
EndeavourJuly 16, 182345N. HarveyRye5 × 69 × 6——
Adder (sold)Oct. 10, 182373T. WhiteCowes————
VigilantFeb. 10, 182499T. WhiteCowes6 × 89 × 494
KiteMar. 21, 1825164Ransom & RidleyHastings6 × 812 × 1011—
Hound (lost)Mar. 21, 1825169T. WhiteCowes————
ExperimentApril 16, 182543T. WhiteCowes5 × 07 × 4——
RacerAug. 10, 182553Ransom & RidleyHastings4 × 49 × 884
Viper (late Mermaid)Aug. 23, 182543T. WhiteCowes————
StagFeb. 20, 1827130T. WhiteCowes6 × 910 × 910—
Diligence (lost)Feb. 4, 1828171Ransom & RidleyHastings6 × 912 × 412—
BeeAug. 18, 182869Ransom & RidleyHastings6 × 010 × 0——
StorkJan. 5, 1830160Ransom & RidleyHastings7 × 412 × 6116
Liverpool (now Speedwell)July 1, 183028T. WhiteCowes————
VictoriaAug. 31, 183122Ransom & RidleyHastings————
ChanceApril 2, 183258T. WhiteCowes6 × 69 × 69 ½ to 10—
SquirrelJun 21, 183236T. WhiteCowes————
AmphitriteJuly 4, 183230Th. InmanLymington————
VictoriaApril 2, 1832114Th. InmanLymington6 × 611 × 011—
King GeorgeAug. 3, 183236Ransom & RidleyHastings————
WickhamApril 2, 1832150T. WhiteCowes7 × 311 × 3114
AdelaideApril 2, 1832143Ransom & RidleyHastings7 × 1 ½12 × 2 ½106
DolphinApril 2, 183284Ransom & RidleyHastings7 × 010 × 396
Liverpool (tender to Kite)Aug. 10, 183236T. WhiteCowes————
HornetJuly 6, 1832143Ransom & RidleyHastings7 × 012 × 07.6 to 8—
Prince GeorgeNov. 3, 183270Ransom & RidleyHastings————
ProvidenceDec. 10, 183220N. & E. EdwardsScilly————
MargaretDec. 10, 183222T. InmanLymington5 × 28 × 49—
AspApril 22, 183332T. WhiteCowes————
Lady of the LakeApril 25, 183322T. InmanLymington————
HindMay 25, 183341Ransom & RidleyHastings————
CarolineJan. 31, 183436Ransom & RidleyHastings————
FrancesFeb. 3, 183440T. WhiteCowes4 × 67 × 884
Royal GeorgeMar. 27, 1834149T. InmanLymington6 × 811 × 3112
MariaSept. 10, 183436T. InmanLymington————
Vulcan (steamer)Oct. 30, 1834325T. WhiteCowes————
HamiltonJan. 11, 183559T. WhiteCowes5 × 69 × 694
CameleonFeb. 21, 183589T. InmanLymington6 × 610 × 610—
KingstownMay 4, 183521T. InmanLymington————
BatNov. 20, 183537T. WhiteCowes————
TigerMar. 8, 183618T. InmanLymington————
OnyxSept. 1, 183636T. WhiteCowes————
Flying FishSept. 1, 183641T. WhiteCowes5 × 38 × 384
GertrudeOct. 26, 183637T. WhiteCowes————
Royal CharlotteOct. 27, 1836130T. WhiteCowes6 × 510 × 9106
ActiveOct. 29, 1836101T. InmanLymington6 × 211 × 1106
VixenFeb. 11, 183756T. WhiteCowes5 × 38 × 410—
FerretMar. 18, 183739T. InmanLymington————
DesmondJune 10, 183768T. InmanLymington4 × 98 × 69—
HarpyOct. 10, 1837145T. WhiteCowes6 × 711 × 311—
AspFeb. 20, 183846T. InmanLymington————
RoseFeb. 20, 183853T. InmanLymington5 × 69 × 310—
AdderFeb. 20, 183853T. WhiteCowes5 × 28 × 3[Never Tried]
NeptuneJune 19, 183842T. WhiteCowes————
KingstownOct. 1, 183835Pinney & AdamsPoole6 × 49 × 4——

N.B.—There is no information to show how the rate of sailing was assessed. We know not (α) whether the vessel was sailing on a wind or off; whether close-hauled or with the wind abeam; (β) whether the distance was taken from a measured mile reckoned between two fixed objects ashore; (γ) what sail was set; whether reefed or not; (δ) whether the speed was estimated by means of the old-fashioned log.

It is probable that the last mentioned was the method employed, but in any one of these cases the rate given can only be approximate unless we know the force and angle of the wind at each trial trip. The non-nautical reader may be reminded in considering the rates given above that a knot is equivalent to 1000 fathoms or, more exactly, 6086 English feet.

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