British sloop 'Champion' (1824)

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Champion
Nominal Guns	18	B181
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	20.6.1823	B181
Keel Laid Down	11.1823	B181
Launched	31.5.1824	B181
How acquired	Purpose built	B181
Shipyard	Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth	B181
Designed by	John HayesBritish Ship Builder	B181
Category	Unrated	B181
Ship Type	Sloop
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up	10.1867	B181

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB181
Length of Gundeck109' 6"Imperial Feet33.2401
Length of Keel91' 10 ⅛"Imperial Feet27.74
Breadth (oa)30' 10 ½"Imperial Feet9.1567
Breadth30' 6 ½"Imperial Feet9.1567
Depth in Hold7' 8 ¾"Imperial Feet2.1527
Burthen455 ⁶⁵⁄₉₄Imperial Feet0.0176

Armament

1824Broadside Weight = 265 Imperial Pound ( 120.1775 kg)B181
Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1824125Design complementB181

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
25.1.1837 - 1838CommanderNBD1849

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
22.2.1828 - 1829Acting LieutenantNBD184924.6.1832 - 1836LieutenantNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
1848Refitted as a 14 gun Unrated UnknownB181

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B181David Lyon, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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