British Sixth Rate post ship 'Carron' (1813)

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Carron

3509
Nominal Guns20BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered18.11.1812BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down3.1813BWAS-1793
Launched9.11.1813BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardBuckler's Hard - Hampshire BWAS-1793
Ship ClassCyrus Class (1812)BWAS-1793
Designed by
William RuleBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1778-1813
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Edward AdamsBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1805-1813
BWAS-1793
CategorySixth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypePost ShipBWAS-1793
Wrecked6.7.1820BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck115' 8 ½"Imperial Feet35.0647 
Length of Gundeck115' 6"Imperial Feet35.0622 
Length of Keel97' 2 ¾"Imperial Feet29.5847 
Length of Keel97' 2"Imperial Feet29.5729 
Breadth29' 9 ½"Imperial Feet8.8519 
Breadth29' 10"Imperial Feet8.8392 
Depth in Hold8' 6 ⅛"Imperial Feet2.4416 
Depth in Hold8' 6"Imperial Feet2.5908 
Draught Forward7' 11"Imperial Feet2.159 
Draught Aft9' 2"Imperial Feet2.794 
Burthen459 2⁄94Tons BM 
Burthen454 80⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


9.11.1813Broadside 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

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1.1814 - 4.1815Captain
Robert Cavendish SpencerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1822
BWAS-17934.1815 - 8.1815Captain
Nicholas Lechmere PateshallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1850
BWAS-179326.5.1818 - 6.7.1820Commander
John FurneauxBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-9999
NBD1849

3 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
1817 - 6.7.1820Midshipman
Henry Hope BinghamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1813-1831
NBD18499.1818 - 10.1822Midshipman
William BarwellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1811-1830
NBD18491819 - 5.7.1820Midshipman
William Cheselden BrowneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1816-1832
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
11.11.1813Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
22.3.1814Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
15.9.1814Attack on Fort Bowyer, near MobileBWAS-1793
15.9.1814Attack on Fort Bowyer
8.1815Paid offBWAS-1793
1817At PortsmouthBWAS-1793
2.1817Refitted as a 20 gun Unrated Unknown
6.7.1820Wrecked near Puri, IndiaBWAS-1793

 
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