British sloop 'Hermes' (1803)

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Hermes
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	7.1803	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	8.1803	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Whitby - Yorkshire	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	24.3.1810	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck107' 0"Imperial Feet32.6136
Length of Gundeck84' 3"Imperial Feet25.6223
Breadth27' 6"Imperial Feet8.2514
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719
Burthen339Tons BM

Armament

7.1803Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg)B028
Gun Deck14 British 24-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck2 British 6-Pounder

7.1803Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck14 British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.1803100 BWAS-1793

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
8.1803 - 4.1804CommanderBWAS-17934.1804 - 1.1805CommanderBWAS-17931.1805 - 1806CommanderBWAS-179310.1806 - 11.1806CommanderBWAS-179311.1806 - 1809CommanderBWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1805LieutenantNBD184930.8.1807 - 20.8.1808LieutenantBWAS-1714

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
10.9.1803 - 7.3.1804MasterADM 29-1

Service History

DateEventSource
28.7.1803Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
4.10.1803Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
9.1805Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
11.1805Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
4.1809Refitted as a 8 gun Unrated Storeship
4.1809Began fitted as a storeship at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
6.1809Completed fitted as a storeship at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
24.3.1810Sold at DeptfordBWAS-1793

Notes on Ship

OriginBWAS-1793
Mercantile Majestic built at Whitby in 1801

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29-1 Document

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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