British Sixth Rate post ship 'Ariadne' (1816)

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Ariadne
Nominal Guns	20	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	28.11.1812	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	4.1815	BWAS-1793
Launched	10.2.1816	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Pater Yard - Pembroke Dock	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Hermes Class (1810)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Edward ChurchillBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1796-1828	BWAS-1793
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Post Ship	BWAS-1793
Sold	23.7.1841	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck121' 7"Imperial Feet36.8893
Length of Keel100' 5 ½"Imperial Feet30.4927
Breadth30' 11 ¼"Imperial Feet9.1504
Depth in Hold8' 9"Imperial Feet2.667
Draught Forward9' 1"Imperial Feet2.7686
Draught Aft10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048
Burthen511 ⁴²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

10.2.1816Broadside Weight = 297 Imperial Pound ( 134.6895 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck18 British 32-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1810135Design Complement

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
4.1823 - 12.1824CaptainBWAS-179312.1824 - 22.1.1826Captain of MarinesBWAS-17939.2.1826 - 1827CaptainW02510.1827CaptainBWAS-179310.1827 - 5.1828CaptainBWAS-179311.1828 - 1830CaptainBWAS-179311.1830 - 1834CaptainBWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
25.2.1826 - 30.4.1827LieutenantNBD184916.11.1826 - 10.1827LieutenantNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
6.6.1828 - 17.6.1830Masterref:1871

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
4.1822 - 1825MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
3.1816Began fitting for ordinary at Pater Yard - Pembroke Dock BWAS-1793
21.3.1816Completed fitting for ordinary at Pater Yard - Pembroke Dock BWAS-1793
2.1817Refitted as a 20 gun Unrated Unknown
6.1.1820Refitted as a 26 gun Sixth Rate Post Ship
6.1.1820refitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
3.1822Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
1.8.1822Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
1824On Cape of Good Hope StationBWAS-1793
8.1828Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
2.1829Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £11692.0.0dBWAS-1793
11.1830Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
1.1831Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £5820.0.0dBWAS-1793
1835Paid offBWAS-1793
8.1836Began fitting as a Coal Depot at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
2.1837Completed fitting as a Coal Depot at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £1775.0.0dBWAS-1793
23.7.1841Ordered to be sold at Alexandria for £900BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

ref:1871 Archive

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