British sloop 'Pelican' (1795)

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Pelican

5730
Nominal Guns18BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered18.3.1795BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down5.1795BWAS-1793
Named11.6.1795BWAS-1793
Launched17.6.1795BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardBlackwall Yard - Blackwall BWAS-1793
Ship ClassAlbatross Class (1795)BWAS-1793
Designed by
William RuleBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1778-1813
BWAS-1793
Constructor
John PerryBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1775-1810
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Sold1806BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck96' 2"Imperial Feet29.2693 
Length of Keel73' 10 ¾"Imperial Feet22.2695 
Breadth30' 7 ¾"Imperial Feet9.1631 
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719 
Draught Forward5' 4"Imperial Feet1.6256 
Draught Aft11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528 
Burthen369 14⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


17.6.1795Broadside Weight = 262 Imperial Pound ( 118.817 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
22.4.1795121Design Complement

17 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
6.1795 - 13.7.1796Commander
John Clarke SearleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1811
BWAS-17937.1796 - 12.1796Commander
Thomas HarveyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1821
BWAS-179312.1796 - 5.1797Commander
Thomas HarveyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1821
BWAS-179312.1796Lieutenant
Edward KittoeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1812
BWAS-17935.1797 - 8.1797Commander
Joseph WestbeachBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1806
BWAS-17938.1797 - 1.1798Commander
John GascoyneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1806
BWAS-17931.1798 - 8.1798Captain
John HamsteadBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1801
BWAS-179318.8.1798 - 1799Commander
Christopher LarocheBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1807
BWAS-17931799 - 1.1800Commander
Robert PhilpotBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1801
BWAS-179329.1.1800 - 1801Commander
John ThicknesseBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1840
BWAS-17937.1801 - 20.10.1801Commander
George McKinleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1813
BWAS-179320.10.1801 - 28.4.1802Commander
Augustus Leveson GowerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1802
BWAS-179328.4.1802 - 6.2.1804Commander
Henry WhitbyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1812
BWAS-17931804Commander
George MorrisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1846
BWAS-17936.1804Commander
Henry BakerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1804
†BWAS-17936.6.1804 - 2.1806Commander
Samuel ChambersBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1818
BWAS-179310.6.1804 - 6.1804Commander
John MarshallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1814
BWAS-1793

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
10.1801 - 20.12.18011st Class Volunteer
Charles Cowper BenettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1814
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
5.1795Began building at Blackwall - London BWAS-1793
17.6.1795Completed building at Blackwall - London at a cost of £5311.0.0dBWAS-1793
3.7.1795Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
28.7.1795Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £3873.0.0dBWAS-1793
11.1795Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
14.12.1795Took the Schooner
Name Unknown (8) 1795-1795
French 8 Gun
Privateer Schooner
off Marie Galante
26.4.1796Capture of St Lucia
5.1796Took two privateers of St LuciaBWAS-1793
27.7.1796Took the Privateer
La Nancy (Unknown) 1796-1796
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown
BG
23.9.1796Pelican vs Médée
18.10.1797Took the Schooner
La Perle (10) 1797-1797
French 10 Gun
Privateer Schooner

12.1797Took the Corvette
La République Triomphante (14) 1797-1797
French 14 Gun
Unrated Corvette
BG
1.1799Took the Privateer
La Trompeuse (5) 1799-1799
French 5 Gun
Privateer Unknown

12.1.1799

Arrived at Kingston

TNC
2.1799Took the Schooner
La Belle en Cuisse (4) 1799-1799
French 4 Gun
Privateer Schooner
on the Jamaica station
1.1800In the Channel IslandsBWAS-1793
9.11.1800Bilged in a storm in St Aubyn's Bay but salvagedBWAS-1793
7.1801refitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
10.1801Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
13.10.1803Took the Brig
Le Goéland (16) 1801-1803
French 16 Gun
Unrated Brig
at Aux Cays, San Domingo
23.8.1804Took the Schooner
La Laurette (5) 1804-1804
French 5 Gun
Privateer Schooner
on the Jamaica station
2.1806Paid off at Jamaica and later soldBWAS-1793

 
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