British sloop 'Sparrow' (1805)

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Sparrow

6545
Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered4.1.1805BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down3.1805BWAS-1793
Launched29.7.1805BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardGreat Yarmouth - Norfolk BWAS-1793
Ship ClassFly Class (1805)BWAS-1793
Designed by
Sir John HenslowBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1761-1801
BWAS-1793
Constructor
John PrestonBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Sold17.10.1816BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck96' 0"Imperial Feet29.2608 
Length of Keel79' 4 ⅛"Imperial Feet24.0824 
Breadth25' 11 ½"Imperial Feet7.6327 
Depth in Hold11' 6"Imperial Feet3.5052 
Draught Forward7' 2"Imperial Feet2.1844 
Draught Aft10' 9"Imperial Feet3.2766 
Burthen284 36⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


29.7.1805Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck14 British 24-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1.180594Design Complement

8 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1.1806 - 9.5.1807Commander
William PakenhamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1811
BWAS-17939.5.1807 - 5.1808Commander
Rowland BevanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1808
BWAS-179325.5.1808 - 7.1810Commander
Edward BurtBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1847
BWAS-17938.8.1810 - 2.1812Commander
Joshua Ricketts RowleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1808-1823
BWAS-17932.1812 - 16.8.1813Commander
Joseph Needham TaylerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1802-1813
BWAS-17938.1813 - 10.1813Lieutenant
John CampbellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1813
NBD18499.1813 - 8.1814Commander
Francis Erskine LochBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1862
BWAS-17938.1814 - 1815Commander
Robert WalkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1808-1815
BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
- 5.12.1807Lieutenant
Edward AyerstBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1807
†KAS

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
1.1810 - 14.6.1811Master's Mate
Simon Edward AntramBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1815
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
12.8.1805Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
1.1806Commissioned for the North SeaBWAS-1793
25.2.1806Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
16.11.1807Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
3.11.1808Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
2.1812In the ChannelBWAS-1793
5.1813Defence of Castro Urdiales
10.7.1813Reduction of San Sebastien
8.1813On the North coast of SpainBWAS-1793
26.3.1814Action of 1814-03-26
9.1814In the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
17.10.1816Sold at Deptford for £750BWAS-1793

 
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