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Cygnet

3788
Nominal Guns16
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered27.11.1802
Keel Laid Down2.1803
Launched6.9.1804
How acquiredBuilt by Contract
ShipyardYarmouth IOW - Isle of Wight
Ship ClassMerlin Class (1795)
Designed by
William RuleBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1778-1813
Constructor
PalmerBritish
Ship Builder
CategoryUnrated
Ship TypeSloop
Sailing RigShip Rigged
Wrecked7.3.1815

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck106' 0"Imperial Feet32.3088 
Length of Keel87' 7"Imperial Feet26.543 
Breadth28' 0"Imperial Feet8.5344 
Depth in Hold13' 9"Imperial Feet4.0386 
Draught Forward7' 1 ½"Imperial Feet2.1463 
Draught Aft10' 7"Imperial Feet3.2258 
Burthen365 3294Tons BM 

Armament


6.9.1804Broadside Weight = 304 Imperial Pound ( 137.864 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 12-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
29.1.1795121Design Complement

7 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
10.1804 - 22.1.1806Commander
Donald M'LeodBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1816
BWAS-1793
22.1.1806 - 16.8.1806Commander
Robert Bell CampbellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1816
BWAS-1793
10.1806 - 1.1808Commander
William MaudeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1824
BWAS-1793
1.1808 - 7.1810Commander
Edward DixBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1815
BWAS-1793
7.1810 - 10.1810Commander
Thomas DonnithorneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1810
BWAS-1793
10.1810 - 1.1812Commander
Andrew HodgeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1812
BWAS-1793
1.1812 - 7.3.1815Commander
Robert RussellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1815
BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
13.11.1812 - 8.3.1815First Lieutenant
William Edward Hughes AllenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1815
NBD1849

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
19.3.1805 - 18051st Class Volunteer
William BarryBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1814
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
25.9.1804Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
19.11.1804Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
24.5.1806Took the Schooner
L'Impériale (3) 1805-1806
French 3 Gun
Unrated Schooner
off Dominica

27.7.1808Took the Privateer
Christiana (14) 1808-1808
Danish 14 Gun
Privateer Unknown

4.10.1808Took the Privateer
Giengielderen (4) 1808-1808
Danish 4 Gun
Privateer Unknown

14.10.1808Went ashore near St Abb's HeadBWAS-1793
16.10.1808RefloatedBWAS-1793
22.3.1809Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
17.3.1813Sailed with a convoy for QuebecBWAS-1793
8.3.1815Wrecked off the mouth of the Courantine RiverNBD1849

 
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