British sloop 'Beaver' (1809)

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Gunboat No. 7 (14) 1797-1802
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Beaver
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	31.12.1807	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	5.1808	BWAS-1793
Launched	16.2.1809	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Ipswich - Suffolk	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cherokee Class (1807)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir Henry PeakeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1762-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Jabez BaileyBritish Ship Builder Service 1804-1814	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Sold	24.6.1829	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck89' 7"Imperial Feet27.147
Length of Keel73' 1 ½"Imperial Feet22.2631
Breadth24' 7 ½"Imperial Feet7.3279
Depth in Hold11' 1"Imperial Feet3.3782
Draught Forward6' 9"Imperial Feet2.0574
Draught Aft8' 1"Imperial Feet2.4638
Burthen235 ⁸¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

16.2.1809Broadside Weight = 78 Imperial Pound ( 35.373 kg)B181
Gun Deck8 British 18-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
26.11.180775Design Complement

12 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
9.1809 - 1815CommanderBWAS-17931.1817 - 9.1817CommanderBWAS-17939.1817 - 19.5.1819CommanderBWAS-179319.5.1819 - 6.1820CommanderBWAS-17936.1820 - 5.1821CommanderBWAS-17935.1821 - 9.9.1822CommanderBWAS-17939.9.1822 - 1823CommanderNBD18499.9.1822 - 1824CommanderBWAS-179322.7.1824 - 1826CommanderW0256.1825 - 25.10.1825CommanderBWAS-179325.10.1825 - 3.5.1826CommanderBWAS-17933.5.1826 - 1827CommanderBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
17.3.1825 - 24.7.1825LieutenantNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1820 - 1821Masterref:1871

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
9.1821 - 1822MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
6.11.1808Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
7.3.1809Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
9.1809Commissioned for the North SeaBWAS-1793
1.1815Began middling repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
1.1817Commissioned for JamaicaBWAS-1793
3.1817Completed middling repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
6.1820At St HelenaBWAS-1793
5.1821Off South AmericaBWAS-1793
5.1824Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
9.1824Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
6.1825On the Jamaica StationBWAS-1793
1827Paid off at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
24.6.1829Sold at Portsmouth to Joshua Crystal for £580BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B181David Lyon, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

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Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:14	Jon Miller	Thomas CamelfordBritish Naval Sailor Service 1797-1799
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:12	Jon Miller	John Clarke SearleBritish Naval Sailor Service 1780-1811
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:09	Jon Miller	British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 7' (1797) (14) 1797-1802 British 14 Gun Unrated Gunboat 1797 Renamed "Sparkler"
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:08	Jon Miller	British gun-brig 'Swinger' (1794) (12) 1794-1802 British 12 Gun Unrated Gun-brig
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:08	Jon Miller	British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 23' (1797) (12) 1797-1802 British 12 Gun Unrated Gunboat 1797 Renamed "Furious"

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