British sloop 'Jaseur' (1813)

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Jaseur
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	6.5.1812	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	8.1812	BWAS-1793
Launched	2.2.1813	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Ipswich - Suffolk	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cruizer Class (1797)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Jabez BaileyBritish Ship Builder Service 1804-1814	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Sold	2.1845	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 5"Imperial Feet30.607
Length of Keel77' 9 ¼"Imperial Feet23.476
Breadth30' 7"Imperial Feet9.3218
Depth in Hold12' 11 ½"Imperial Feet3.6703
Draught Forward7' 6"Imperial Feet2.286
Draught Aft11' 6"Imperial Feet3.5052
Burthen386 ⁸⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

2.2.1813Broadside 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

11 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
4.1813 - 7.6.1814CommanderBWAS-17937.6.1814 - 18.2.1815CommanderBWAS-179318.2.1815 - 7.1816CommanderBWAS-17931.1821 - 1823CommanderBWAS-17936.1824 - 8.1826CommanderBWAS-17932.8.1826 - 1828CommanderBWAS-17938.1828 - 7.1830CommanderBWAS-179323.7.1830 - 16.9.1831CommanderW0251832 - 12.1832CommanderBWAS-179324.5.1833 - 23.11.1841CommanderNBD184913.12.1841 - 3.11.1842CommanderNBD1849

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
11.1.1814 - 1814LieutenantNBD18496.11.1833 - 11.1835LieutenantNBD184912.7.1838 - 1838First LieutenantNBD184931.12.1841 - 24.10.1842LieutenantNBD1849

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1828MidshipmanNBD18498.9.1831 - 10.1832MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
2.3.1813Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
2.6.1813Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
29.6.1813Sailed with a convoy for the BalticBWAS-1793
2.5.1814Took the Schooner in Chesapeake Bay
7.1816Laid up at PlymouthBWAS-1793
2.1817Refitted as a 18 gun Unrated Unknown
12.1820Began very small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
1.1821Recommissioned for HalifaxBWAS-1793
5.1821Completed very small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £6648.0.0dBWAS-1793
11.1823Refitted as a 18 gun Unrated Unknown
11.1823Began refitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
6.1824Recommissioned for South AmericaBWAS-1793
9.1824Completed refitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £4330.0.0dBWAS-1793
8.1828Recommissioned for the Cape of Good HopeBWAS-1793
12.1832Paid offBWAS-1793
8.1833Refitted as a 16 gun Unrated Unknown
8.1833Began middling repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
11.1833Recommissioned for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
2.1834Completed middling repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £4748.0.0dBWAS-1793
2.1845Sold at Portsmouth to Mr. Holmes for £510BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

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