British sloop 'Chanticleer' (1808)

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Chanticleer ➡ 1863 CGWV no.5
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	3.1808	BWAS-1793
Launched	26.7.1808	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	East Cowes - Isle of Wight	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	Daniel ListBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	6.1871	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck90' 3"Imperial Feet27.5082
Length of Keel74' 0 ½"Imperial Feet22.5679
Breadth24' 7"Imperial Feet7.3597
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Draught Forward6' 0"Imperial Feet1.8288
Draught Aft9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432
Burthen237Tons BM

Armament

26.7.1808Broadside 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

13 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
9.1808 - 19.10.1808Commander†BWAS-179311.1808 - 1812CommanderBWAS-17933.1813 - 1814CommanderBWAS-17931814 - 7.1814CaptainBWAS-17937.1814CaptainBWAS-17937.1814 - 8.1815LieutenantBWAS-179321.8.1815 - 7.1816CommanderBWAS-179310.1821 - 7.1822CommanderBWAS-17937.1822 - 9.1824CommanderBWAS-179320.9.1824 - 1824CommanderRNB182328.4.1827 - 12.1827CommanderBWAS-179330.11.1827 - 1831CommanderBWAS-179312.12.1827 - 26.5.1831Acting CaptainBWAS-1793

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1.9.1809 - 18.2.1814LieutenantNBD184928.4.1827 - 21.7.1828LieutenantNBD184912.12.1827 - 26.5.1831First LieutenantBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
11.8.1808Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
9.1808Commissioned for the North SeaBWAS-1793
5.10.1808Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
7.1816Laid up at SheernessBWAS-1793
1817At ChathamBWAS-1793
12.1818Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
3.1820Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £4910.0.0dBWAS-1793
1.1821Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
2.1821Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £3361.0.0dBWAS-1793
10.1821RecomisisonedBWAS-1793
12.1827Began fitting as a survey vessel at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
4.1828Completed fitting as a survey vessel at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £6526.0.0dBWAS-1793
1831Lent to the Royal Sailing Society Thames until 1832BWAS-1793
30.1.1833Delivered to the Customs as a customs watch vesselBWAS-1793
25.5.1863Renamed CGWV no.5BWAS-1793
7.1870Laid upBWAS-1793
3.6.1871Breaking up completed at SheernessBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B181David Lyon, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

RNB1823John Marshall, Digital Book

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