British sloop 'Drake' (1808)

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Drake

3983
Nominal Guns10BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered27.6.1808BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down8.1808BWAS-1793
Launched3.11.1808BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardIpswich - Suffolk BWAS-1793
Ship ClassCherokee Class (1807)BWAS-1793
Designed by
Sir Henry PeakeBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1762-1813
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Jabez BaileyBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1804-1814
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Wrecked22.6.1822BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck89' 3"Imperial Feet27.1357 
Length of Keel72' 10 ½"Imperial Feet21.9583 
Breadth24' 7 ½"Imperial Feet7.3279 
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528 
Draught Forward6' 10"Imperial Feet1.8288 
Draught Aft8' 11"Imperial Feet2.4638 
Burthen235 5⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


3.11.1808Broadside Weight = 78 Imperial Pound ( 35.373 kg)B181
Gun Deck8 British 18-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
26.11.180775Design Complement

8 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
12.1808 - 12.1810Commander
Eyles MounsherBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1813
BWAS-179312.1810 - 28.2.1812Commander
Colin CampbellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1846
BWAS-17933.1812 - 1815Commander
Gregory GrantBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1816
BWAS-17931816Lieutenant
Caleb JacksonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1819
BWAS-17931.1818 - 5.1819Commander
Henry ShiffnerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1809-1820
BWAS-17935.1819 - 2.1820Commander
William Nugent GlasscockBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1808-1820
BWAS-17932.1820 - 12.1820Commander
Octavius VernonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1814-1827
BWAS-179312.1820 - 22.6.1822Commander
Charles Adolphus BakerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1811-1822
†BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
3.1.1821 - 1822Lieutenant
James Richard BoothBritish
Naval Sailor
Administrator
Service 1805-1853
NBD1849

2 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1815 - 14.10.1815Master
John RamsdenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1815
†ref:19981.7.1819 - 17.12.1820Master
John TrivickBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1830
ref:1871

Service History


DateEventSource
6.11.1808Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
12.1808Commissioned for the North SeaBWAS-1793
7.3.1809Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
7.3.1810Destroyed a privateer schooner off CamperdownBWAS-1793
9.4.1810Took the Privateer
Le Tilsitt (18) 1807-1810
French 18 Gun
Privateer Unknown
off TexelBWAS-1793
1.1817Began middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
6.1817Completed middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1818Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1.1818Commissioned for NewfoundlandBWAS-1793
3.1818Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
22.6.1822Wrecked on St Shott's, near Cape Race, Newfoundland. Four drowned including the captainBWAS-1793

 
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