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Landrail

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Nominal Guns4BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered11.12.1805BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down1.1806BWAS-1793
Launched18.6.1806BWAS-1793
First Commissioned8.1812BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardRingmore - Devon BWAS-1793
Ship ClassCuckoo Class (1805)BWAS-1793
Constructor
Thomas SuttonBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSchoonerBWAS-1793
Captured12.7.1814BWAS-1793
Becomes

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck56' 3 ½"Imperial Feet17.0815 
Length of Keel42' 4 ¼"Imperial Feet12.808 
Breadth18' 3 ½"Imperial Feet5.4991 
Depth in Hold8' 7"Imperial Feet2.6162 
Draught Forward4' 6"Imperial Feet1.3716 
Draught Aft7' 6"Imperial Feet2.286 
Burthen75 3594Tons BM 

Armament


1814Broadside Weight = 24 Imperial Pound ( 10.884 kg)NBD1849
Gun Deck4 British 12-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
12.7.181419Actual crew complement?NBD1849

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
8.1812 - 6.1814Lieutenant
John HillBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1810-1834
BWAS-1793
1814 - 12.7.1814Lieutenant
Robert Daniel LancasterBritish
Naval Sailor
NBD1849

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
3.9.1812 - 12.7.1814Master's Mate
James AndersonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1816
NL1865

Service History


DateEventSource
7.7.1806Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
19.7.1806Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
12.7.1814Taken by
Siren (16) 1803-1814
American 16 Gun
Unrated Brig
1810 Renamed "Siren"


 
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Posted by Tim Oakley on Sunday 13th of May 2012 21:14

1814 Jul. 12 Landrail 4 schooner Robert Daniel Lancaster taken by U.S.S. Siren 16 in the Channel and the U.S.S. Siren 16 then taken by Medway 74 cap Brine and added as a Hospital hulk


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