British Sixth Rate post ship 'Dee' (1814)

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Dee
Nominal Guns	20	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	18.1.1813	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	5.1813	BWAS-1793
Launched	5.5.1814	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	10.1814	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Ipswich - Suffolk	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Conway Class (1813)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Jabez BaileyBritish Ship Builder Service 1804-1814	BWAS-1793
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Post Ship	BWAS-1793
Sold	22.7.1819	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck108' 1 ⅜"Imperial Feet32.9279
Length of Gundeck108' 0"Imperial Feet32.9184
Length of Keel89' 11"Imperial Feet27.13
Length of Keel89' 9 ⅝"Imperial Feet27.1431
Breadth30' 7"Imperial Feet9.3218
Breadth30' 6"Imperial Feet9.2964
Depth in Hold9' 1"Imperial Feet2.7686
Depth in Hold9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432
Draught Forward8' 8"Imperial Feet2.6416
Draught Aft11' 8"Imperial Feet3.556
Burthen444 ³³⁄₉₄Tons BM
Burthen447 ³³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

5.5.1814Broadside Weight = 342 Imperial Pound ( 155.097 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck18 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 12-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

1818Broadside Weight = 330 Imperial Pound ( 149.655 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck18 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 12-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1813155Design Complement

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1.10.1814 - 24.1.1816CaptainNBD184924.1.1816 - 9.1816CaptainBWAS-17939.1816 - 1818CaptainBWAS-1793

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1.1.1817 - 8.12.1818Masterref:1871

Service History

DateEventSource
10.5.1814Began fitting for sea at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
10.1814Commissioned for the North SeaBWAS-1793
29.10.1814Completed fitting for sea at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
9.1816Commissioned for the Halifax StationBWAS-1793
2.1817Refitted as a 28 gun Sixth Rate Post Ship
1818Refitted as a 26 gun Sixth Rate Post Ship
22.7.1819Sold to Thomas Pitman for £1,320BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:1871 Archive

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