British sloop 'Porpoise' (1804)

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Porpoise

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Nominal Guns10BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Purchased9.1804BWAS-1793
First Commissioned4.1805BWAS-1793
ShipyardSouth Shields - Durham - River Tyne BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Sold16.1.1816BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 1"Imperial Feet30.5054 
Length of Keel78' 1"Imperial Feet23.7776 
Breadth30' 10"Imperial Feet9.144 
Depth in Hold13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624 
Burthen399Tons BM 

Armament


4.1805Broadside Weight = 78 Imperial Pound ( 35.373 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck8 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
4.180570 BWAS-1793

7 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
4.1805 - 1807Commander
Joseph ShortBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1807
BWAS-17931807 - 8.1807Lieutenant
John PutlandBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1807
†BWAS-17938.1807 - 4.1808Lieutenant
James SymonsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1808
BWAS-17934.1808 - 1.1809Lieutenant
William George Carlisle KentBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1815
BWAS-17931.1809 - 1810Commander
John PorteousBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1814
BWAS-17931812 - 1813Master
Thomas StokesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1817
BWAS-17931814Captain
Peter RyeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1791-1814
BWAS-1793

1 Flag Officer


DatesRankNameSource
4.1805 - 1809Commodore
William BlighBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1762-1814
BWAS-1793

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
22.8.1805 - 29.11.1805Master
William SpiersBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1809
ADM 29-1

Service History


DateEventSource
13.9.1804Arrived at Deptford Dockyard. For fitting?BWAS-1793
3.1805Began fitted as a storeship at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
7.1805Completed fitted as a storeship at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
28.1.1807Sailed for New South WalesBWAS-1793
5.1811Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
8.1811Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
12.1813Began fitting as a Receiving Ship at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
1814Guardship at SheernessBWAS-1793
2.1814Completed fitting as a Receiving Ship at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
1815Placed in Ordinary at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
16.1.1816Sold for £1,650BWAS-1793

 
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Posted by AvM on Friday 21st of July 2017 17:45

Papers Respecting The Navy, Presented In Pursuance Of Addresses of the House of Lords to His Majesty.
Navy Office, 18th March 1805

HMS Porpoise was purchased form Simon Temple, junior
'Lord Melville' was 1 years old and has 339bm
was purchased for £6,439

She was built in 1804 by
Simon Temple, South Shields

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