British sloop 'Raven' (1804)

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Raven
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	23.5.1804	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	6.1804	BWAS-1793
Launched	25.7.1804	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Blackwall Yard - Blackwall	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cruizer Class (1797)	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
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Wrecked	30.1.1805	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 2"Imperial Feet30.5308
Length of Keel77' 6 ¼"Imperial Feet23.476
Breadth30' 6 ¼"Imperial Feet9.1504
Depth in Hold12' 10 ½"Imperial Feet3.6703
Burthen384 ¹⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

8.1804Broadside Weight = 324 Imperial Pound ( 146.934 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck2 British 68-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1797121Design Complement

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
8.1804 - 30.1.1805CommanderBWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
30.7.1804Started fitting and completing at WoolwichBWAS-1793
30.7.1804Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
8.1804CommissionedBWAS-1793
3.10.1804Completed at WoolwichBWAS-1793
3.10.1804Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
21.1.1805Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
30.1.1805Wrecked in Cadiz Bay with the loss of two men drownedBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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