British Sixth Rate post ship 'Valorous' (1816)

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Valorous

7280
Nominal Guns20BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered28.11.1812BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down3.1815BWAS-1793
Launched10.2.1816BWAS-1793
First Commissioned2.1821BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardPater Yard - Pembroke Dock BWAS-1793
Ship ClassHermes Class (1810)BWAS-1793
Constructor
Edward ChurchillBritish
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1796-1828
BWAS-1793
CategorySixth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypePost ShipBWAS-1793
Broken Up13.8.1829BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck121' 7 ¼"Imperial Feet36.8872 
Length of Keel100' 5 ⅝"Imperial Feet30.4959 
Breadth31' 0"Imperial Feet9.4488 
Depth in Hold8' 9"Imperial Feet2.667 
Burthen513 53⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


10.2.1816Broadside Weight = 297 Imperial Pound ( 134.6895 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck18 British 32-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1810135Design Complement

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
2.1821 - 1822Captain
James MurrayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1822
BWAS-17938.1824 - 1825Captain
Lord Hans Francis Hastings (12nd Earl of Huntingdon)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1825
BWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
14.11.1822 - 1824Lieutenant
Alexander BrownBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1812-1828
NBD184923.5.1828 - 1829Lieutenant
Edward BevanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1820-1840
NBD1849

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1.3.1822 - 23.7.1824Master
Samuel Ellis PearseBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1811-1827
ref:1871

Service History


DateEventSource
2.1816Completed fitting for ordinary at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
11.3.1816Began fitting for ordinary at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
2.1817Refitted as a 20 gun Unrated Unknown
6.1.1820Refitted as a 26 gun Sixth Rate Post Ship
3.1820Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
2.1821Commissioned for the Newfoundland stationBWAS-1793
4.7.1821Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
1826At ChathamBWAS-1793
13.8.1829Breaking up completed at ChathamBWAS-1793

 
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