British sloop 'Sophie' (1798)

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Sophie	6780
Nominal Guns	18	B028
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer corvette 'Le Premier Consul' (1788) (18) 1788-1798 French 18 Gun Privateer Corvette
Named	5.10.1798	BWAS-1793
Captured	9.1798	B028
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Sloop	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Broken Up	27.6.1809	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck108' 8"Imperial Feet32.9438
Length of Keel87' 3 ⅞"Imperial Feet26.5398
Breadth28' 11"Imperial Feet8.5376
Depth in Hold13' 11 ½"Imperial Feet3.9751
Burthen388 ³⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

9.1799Broadside Weight = 198 Imperial Pound ( 89.793 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 24-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
9.1799121EstablishmentBWAS-1793

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
9.1799 - 4.1802CommanderBWAS-17934.1802 - 7.1805CommanderBWAS-17933.1806 - 1809CommanderBWAS-1793

5 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1799 - 5.9.1799LieutenantTGM6.9.1799 - 6.5.1801LieutenantBWAS-17936.10.1801 - 1802LieutenantNBD184928.9.1806 - 20.11.1806Acting LieutenantNBD184921.11.1806 - 9.1.1807LieutenantNAO

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
10.8.1800 - 20.9.1801Acting MasterADM 29-1

Service History

DateEventSource
12.9.1798Arrived at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
7.1799Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
9.1799Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £5578.0.0dBWAS-1793
1801On the Newfoundland stationBWAS-1793
1802On the Downs station and then the North SeaBWAS-1793
4.1803RecommissionedBWAS-1793
1805In the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1806In the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1808To the East IndiesBWAS-1793
27.6.1809Docked at Deptford to Break UpBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29-1 Document

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

TGMVarious, Book

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Posted by Tim Oakley on Monday 18th of December 2017 08:54

Circa 1 Jan 1800 A court martial was held on board the Gladiator, at Portsmouth, on Lieutenant Thomas Vanthysen, of the Sophie18 Sloop Commander George Burdett for going forward, after a man had been punished, among the ship's crew, and saying publicly in the hearing of the people, "If l was the ship's company I would be damned if I would not write against the Captain. I have taken an account of every man that has been flogged since I have been in the ship." 裕he charge being fully proved, he was sentenced to be dismissed his Majesty's service, and rendered incapable of serving his Majesty, his heirs, or successors.
30 Jul 1800 a Court Martial was held on board the Gladiator in Portsmouth Harbour, for the trial of Bartholomew Porter, a seaman belonging to the Sophie18 Sloop Commander George Burdett for desertion. The charges not being proved, the prisoner was acquitted.
30 Jul 1800 a Court Martial was held on board the Gladiator in Portsmouth Harbour, for the trial of Arthur Hughes, a seaman belonging to the Sophie18 Sloop Commander George Burdett for desertion and being found guilty, was sentenced to receive 300 lashes.

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