British Sixth Rate post ship 'Bann' (1814)

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Bann
Nominal Guns	20	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	18.11.1812	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	5.1813	BWAS-1793
Launched	8.6.1814	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	1.1815	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Upnor - Kent	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cyrus Class (1812)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John KingBritish Ship Builder Service 1769	BWAS-1793
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Post Ship	BWAS-1793
Sold	8.1.1829	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck115' 11 ¾"Imperial Feet35.0711
Length of Gundeck115' 6"Imperial Feet35.0622
Length of Keel97' 3 ¼"Imperial Feet29.572
Length of Keel97' 2"Imperial Feet29.5729
Breadth29' 10"Imperial Feet8.8392
Breadth30' 8"Imperial Feet9.3472
Depth in Hold8' 6"Imperial Feet2.5908
Draught Forward8' 6"Tons BM
Draught Aft9' 7"Imperial Feet2.921
Burthen454 ⁸⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM
Burthen465 ⁶²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

8.6.1814Broadside Weight = 326 Imperial Pound ( 147.841 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck20 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
27.11.1812135Design Complement

9 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
6.1814CaptainBWAS-17931815CaptainBWAS-17931815CaptainBWAS-17931815CaptainBWAS-17931815CaptainBWAS-17931818 - 1820CommanderBWAS-17931820 - 6.1820CommanderBWAS-17936.1820 - 1821CommanderBWAS-17936.3.1821 - 18.1.1823CommanderNBD1849

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
18.9.1815 - 28.8.1816LieutenantNBD18491.8.1823 - 21.10.1823Acting LieutenantNBD1849

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1815 - 1816Masterref:18712.2.1818 - 21.3.1820Masterref:187116.10.1823 - 24.5.1824Acting Masterref:1871

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
1815 - 8.12.1815Boy†ref:1998

Service History

DateEventSource
2.1814Began fitting for ordinary at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
17.2.1814Completed fitting for ordinary at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
12.1814Began fitting for sea at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
23.1.1815Completed fitting for sea at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
9.1815Began fitting for sea at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
11.1815Completed fitting for sea at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
2.1817Refitted as a 20 gun Unrated Unknown
6.1818Began fitting for sea at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
11.1818Completed fitting for sea at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
6.1820Paid off and recommissionedBWAS-1793
8.1.1829Sold at Chatham to H. Crompton for £1,050BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:1871 Archive

ref:1998 Archive

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