British sloop 'Delight' (1806)

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Delight
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	12.7.1805	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	9.1805	BWAS-1793
Launched	6.1806	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Fremington - Devon	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Seagull Class (1805)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Richard ThorneBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Burnt to avoid capture	31.1.1808	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck93' 0 ½"Imperial Feet28.3591
Length of Keel76' 1 ⅞"Imperial Feet23.187
Breadth26' 6"Imperial Feet7.9502
Depth in Hold12' 0 ¼"Imperial Feet3.664
Draught Forward7' 11"Imperial Feet2.159
Draught Aft9' 1"Imperial Feet2.7686
Burthen284 ⁴⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

6.1806Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck14 British 24-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

6.1806Broadside Weight = 78 Imperial Pound ( 35.373 kg)B181
Gun Deck8 British 18-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.1.180595Design Complement

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
7.1806 - 31.1.1808Commander†BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
9.1.1808 - 31.1.1808Acting LieutenantNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
27.7.1806Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
10.10.1806Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
7.1807Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
31.1.1808Grounded of Reggio di Calabra and burnt to avoid capture after being subjected to shore bombardmentBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B181David Lyon, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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