British sloop 'Columbine' (1806)

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Columbine

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Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered12.11.1805BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down1.1806BWAS-1793
Launched16.7.1806BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardBuckler's Hard - Hampshire BWAS-1793
Ship ClassCruizer Class (1797)BWAS-1793
Designed by
William RuleBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1778-1813
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Wrecked25.1.1824BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 0"Imperial Feet30.48 
Length of Keel77' 1 ¾"Imperial Feet23.4887 
Breadth30' 8"Imperial Feet9.3472 
Depth in Hold12' 10"Imperial Feet3.6576 
Draught Forward6' 8"Imperial Feet2.032 
Draught Aft11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528 
Burthen385 85⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


16.7.1806Broadside 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

7 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
8.1806 - 20.4.1808Commander
James BradshawBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1811
BWAS-179321.10.1806 - 6.1811Commander
William ShepheardBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1822
BWAS-179320.4.1808 - 3.1810Commander
George HillsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1814
BWAS-17937.1810 - 21.10.1810Commander
James CollinsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1811
BWAS-17936.1811 - 11.1811Lieutenant
George Augustus WestphallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1824
BWAS-179311.1811 - 1815Commander
Richard Henry MuddleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1815
BWAS-17931823 - 25.1.1824Commander
Charles AbbotBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1811-1864
BWAS-1793

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
26.4.1823 - 10.3.1824Master
James C. AtkinsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1812-1824
ADM 196/1/2ADM 196

Service History


DateEventSource
19.7.1806Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
11.9.1806Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
6.4.1807Sailed for HalifaxBWAS-1793
3.1810Paid offBWAS-1793
18.9.1810Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
11.1818Began middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
1.1820Completed middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
1823RecommissionedBWAS-1793
4.1823Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
9.1823Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
25.1.1824Wrecked on Sapienze Island, GreeceBWAS-1793

 
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Posted by Tim Oakley on Monday 26th of February 2018 16:17

16 March 1814 Columbine was in the Demerara River when Muddle awarded W. Hill, master of the ship Liverpool a letter of approbation and a pendant to fly from her mast. Liverpool had repulsed an attack by the notorious, and usually more successful, American privateer Snap Dragon in a five-hour action. The pendant was a signal to all British warships to respect Liverpool's crew, i.e., not to press them

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