British sloop 'Echo' (1797)

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Echo
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	19.12.1796	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	2.1797	BWAS-1793
Named	24.8.1797	BWAS-1793
Launched	9.1797	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	King's Boatbuilders - Dover	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Jean-Louis BarrallierFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1767-1817	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Thomas Jones KingBritish Ship Builder Service 1765-1818	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	18.5.1809	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck96' 0"Imperial Feet29.2608
Length of Keel75' 2"Imperial Feet22.8702
Breadth29' 2 ½"Imperial Feet8.8519
Depth in Hold12' 9 ½"Imperial Feet3.6703
Draught Forward8' 0"Imperial Feet2.4384
Draught Aft10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048
Burthen341 ⁹¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

10.1797Broadside Weight = 262 Imperial Pound ( 118.817 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
20.10.1797 - 1.1799CommanderBWAS-179321.12.1798 - 18.8.1799Commander Discharged ADM 196/3/5BWAS-179310.1799 - 3.1800CommanderBWAS-17933.1800 - 27.1.1803CommanderBWAS-17933.1803 - 10.1806CommanderBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
27.9.1797Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
2.12.1797Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
1.1799Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
10.1799Stationed at JamaicaBWAS-1793
30.9.1804Took the Privateer off Bonaire

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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