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Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered19.1.1811BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down8.1811BWAS-1793
Launched8.7.1812BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardPortsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
Ship ClassCruizer Class (1797)BWAS-1793
Designed by
William RuleBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1778-1813
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Nicholas DiddamsBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Broken Up3.1822BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 1"Imperial Feet30.5054 
Length of Keel77' 3 ⅝"Imperial Feet23.4855 
Breadth30' 6 ½"Imperial Feet9.1567 
Depth in Hold12' 10"Imperial Feet3.6576 
Draught Forward6' 10"Imperial Feet1.8288 
Draught Aft11' 6"Imperial Feet3.5052 
Burthen383 5194Tons BM 

Armament


8.7.1812Broadside Weight = 262 Imperial Pound ( 118.817 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1797121Design Complement

6 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
14.7.1812 - 12.8.1812Commander
Buckland Stirling BluettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1789-1815
NBD1849
12.8.1812 - 4.12.1813Commander
John BedfordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1813
BWAS-1793
6.12.1813 - 10.1815Commander
John Brand UmfrevilleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1815
BWAS-1793
10.1815 - 9.1816Commander
Richard WalesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1816
BWAS-1793
9.1816 - 1.1817Lieutenant
Sir Edward William Corry AstleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1808-1817
BWAS-1793
1.1817 - 1818Commander
Amos Freeman WestroppBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1818
BWAS-1793

Service History


DateEventSource
9.7.1812Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
22.8.1812Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
29.9.1812Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
3.11.1812Took the Privateer
Snapper (10) 1812-1812
American 10 Gun
Privateer Unknown

15.9.1814Attack on Fort Bowyer
7.3.1822Broken up at ChathamBWAS-1793

 
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