British sloop 'Pheasant' (1798)

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Pheasant	5781
Nominal Guns	16
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	24.1.1795
Keel Laid Down	10.1795
Launched	17.4.1798
How acquired	Built by Contract
Shipyard	Shoreham - Sussex
Ship Class	Merlin Class (1795)
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813
Constructor	EdwardsBritish Ship Builder
Category	Unrated
Ship Type	Sloop
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold	11.7.1827

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck106' 1"Imperial Feet32.313
Length of Keel87' 9 ⅞"Imperial Feet26.5398
Breadth28' 3 ½"Imperial Feet8.5471
Depth in Hold13' 9"Imperial Feet4.0386
Draught Forward7' 0"Imperial Feet2.1336
Draught Aft10' 3 ½"Imperial Feet3.0607
Burthen373 ⁸⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

17.4.1798Broadside Weight = 81 Imperial Pound ( 36.7335 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 12-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
29.1.1795121Design Complement

9 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
6.1798 - 1800CommanderBWAS-17931800 - 1804CommanderBWAS-17931804Commander†BWAS-17931805 - 22.1.1806CommanderBWAS-179322.1.1806 - 9.10.1814CommanderBWAS-17939.10.1814 - 11.1815CommanderBWAS-17939.1818 - 19.7.1821CommanderBWAS-179319.7.1821 - 2.1822CaptainNBD18492.1822 - 2.1823CommanderBWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
10.11.1809 - 19.2.1814LieutenantNBD18491821 - 12.10.1821LieutenantW033

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
20.6.1798 - 22.1.1804MasterADM 29-1

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1808 - 16.5.1811MidshipmanNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
1.8.1812 - 3.3.18141st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
28.4.1798Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
8.1798Sailed for HalifaxBWAS-1793
8.8.1798Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1.9.1804Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
1805In the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
8.1806At homeBWAS-1793
28.9.1806Sailed for South AmericaBWAS-1793
1808In the Channel IslandsBWAS-1793
5.5.1808Took the Schooner BG
3.2.1810Took the Privateer
17.6.1811Took the Privateer BG
1812Sailed to NewfoundlandBWAS-1793
7.1812Began middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
9.1812Completed middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £11587.0.0dBWAS-1793
12.3.1813Took the Privateer
14.3.1813Took the Ship
6.5.1813Took the Privateer
5.6.1813Sailed to NewfoundlandBWAS-1793
11.1815Paid off into Ordinary at PlymouthBWAS-1793
9.1818RecommissionedBWAS-1793
9.1818Began very small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
12.1818Completed very small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
2.1823

Paid off

BWAS-1817
8.1823Began fitting as a Receiving Ship at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
11.1824Completed fitting as a Receiving Ship at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
11.7.1827Sold to John Small Sedger of Rotherhithe at Deptford for £1,250BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29-1 Document

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1817Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Tim Oakley on Saturday 6th of July 2019 21:44

Circa 11 Aug 1804 Pheasant 16 sloop Commander Robert Paul of the Explosion, appointed to the Pheasant, Commander Henry Carew, indisposed.

Posted by Tim Oakley on Saturday 6th of July 2019 20:39

Circa 5 May 1804 Pheasant 16 sloop Mr Collins, purser of the Pheasant, apptd to the Creole.

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