British sloop 'Doterel' (1808)

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Doterel

3953
Nominal Guns16
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered31.12.1807
Keel Laid Down4.1808
Launched6.10.1808
How acquiredBuilt by Contract
ShipyardBursledon - Hampshire
Ship ClassCruizer Class (1797)
Designed by
William RuleBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1778-1813
Constructor
& Scott BlakeBritish
Ship Builder
CategoryUnrated
Ship TypeSloop
Sailing RigBrig
Broken Up1855

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 2"Imperial Feet30.5308 
Length of Keel77' 2 ¼"Imperial Feet23.476 
Breadth30' 8"Imperial Feet9.3472 
Depth in Hold12' 10"Imperial Feet3.6576 
Burthen386 11⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


6.10.1808Broadside 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

8 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
10.1808 - 21.10.1810Commander
Anthony AbdyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1810
BWAS-179312.1810 - 7.7.1814Commander
William Westcott DanielBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1789-1814
NAO6.12.1813 - 8.1815Commander
John KnatchbullBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1810-1815
BWAS-17932.1818 - 19.7.1821Commander
John GoreBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1821
BWAS-179319.7.1821 - 19.7.1822Commander
William HendryBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1822
BWAS-179319.7.1822 - 1822Commander
Richard HoareBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1813-1827
RNB18238.1825 - 8.1826Commander
Henry EdwardsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1802-9999
BWAS-17938.1826 - 4.1827Commander
William Price HamiltonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1820-1836
BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
11.3.1823 - 1824Lieutenant
Charles BlackmoreBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1811-1824
BWAS-1714

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
1818 - 1821Master's Mate
Francis Rawdon Moira CrozierBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1810-1848
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
7.10.1808Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
3.12.1808Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
27.2.1809Action at Sables d'Olonne
24.5.1809Sailed for PortugalBWAS-1793
10.1810Commissioned for the West IndiesBWAS-1793
1.1.1811Sailed for PortugalBWAS-1793
22.4.1813Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
22.5.1814Took the Schooner
Dominica (14) 1813-1814
American 14 Gun
Privateer Schooner

1814In North AmericaBWAS-1793
22.5.1814Took the Schooner
Dominica (14) 1813-1814
American 14 Gun
Privateer Schooner

8.1815Paid off and laid up at ChathamBWAS-1793
2.1818Recommissioned for CorkBWAS-1793
2.1818Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
4.1818Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
10.4.1827Ordered laid up at Bermuda, to be used as a dwelling for workmenBWAS-1793
28.8.1848Ordered to be broken up at Bermuda, order not carried out until c. 1855BWAS-1793

 
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