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Bacchus

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Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered30.8.1811BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down1.1812BWAS-1793
Launched17.4.1813BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardChatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
Ship ClassCruizer Class (1797)BWAS-1793
Designed by
William RuleBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1778-1813
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Sir Robert SeppingsBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1809-1832
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Sunk as Breakwater13.8.1829BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 3 ½"Imperial Feet30.4927 
Length of Keel77' 3 ½"Imperial Feet23.4823 
Breadth30' 7"Imperial Feet9.3218 
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719 
Draught Forward7' 1"Imperial Feet2.159 
Draught Aft11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528 
Burthen384 5194Tons BM 

Armament


17.4.1813Broadside Weight = 262 Imperial Pound ( 118.817 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1797121Design Complement

7 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
5.1813 - 4.12.1813Commander
Lewis HoleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1814
BWAS-1793
4.12.1813 - 2.1814Captain
Lewis HoleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1814
BWAS-1793
2.1814 - 5.1814Commander
George Wickins WillesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1836
BWAS-1793
5.1814 - 6.1814Commander
William SlaughterBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1815
BWAS-1793
8.1814 - 12.1816Commander
William HillBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1819
NAO
17.12.1816 - 4.7.1817Commander
Edward BarnardBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1851
NBD1849
7.1817 - 1.1820Commander
John Pengelly ParkinBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1814-1820
BWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
20.5.1815 - 1.11.1819Lieutenant
Henry Esch AtkinsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1827
NBD1849
16.9.1815 - 3.6.1818Lieutenant
Robert Ball BoardmanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1818
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
17.4.1813Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
5.1813Commissioned for the Irish SeaBWAS-1793
10.6.1813Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
1.1820Laid up at DeptfordBWAS-1793
8.1826fitting as a Coal Depot at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
6.1829Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
8.1829Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
13.8.1829Towed to Harwich. Presumably then sunk as a breakwater.BWAS-1793

 
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