British sloop 'Victor' (1797)

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Victor

7319
Nominal Guns18BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered11.3.1797BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down4.1797BWAS-1793
Named17.10.1797BWAS-1793
Launched11.3.1797BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardKing's Lynn - Norfolk BWAS-1793
Ship ClassSnake Class (1796)BWAS-1793
Designed by
William RuleBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1778-1813
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Josiah and Thomas BrindleyBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1801
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Sold5.9.1808BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 1 ½"Imperial Feet30.4927 
Length of Keel77' 5"Imperial Feet23.4877 
Breadth30' 7"Imperial Feet9.3218 
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719 
Draught Forward6' 8"Imperial Feet2.032 
Draught Aft11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528 
Burthen385 15⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


11.3.1797Broadside Weight = 262 Imperial Pound ( 118.817 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
20.12.1796121Design Complement

10 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
4.1798 - 3.9.1799Commander
John RennieBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1794
BWAS-179318.10.1799 - 1802Commander
George Ralph CollierBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1787-1820
BWAS-17931802Lieutenant
Charles James JohnstonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1841
BWAS-179322.4.1802 - 12.1.1803Commander
Victor John HornseyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1803
†BWAS-17931.1803 - 6.1803Commander
John ShortlandBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1810
BWAS-17936.1803 - 1804Lieutenant
Hood Hanway ChristianBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1825
BWAS-17931805 - 1807Lieutenant
George BellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1813
BWAS-17931807Captain
Archibald CochraneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1808
BWAS-179312.10.1807 - 1808Commander
Henry HartBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1802-1820
BWAS-17931808 - 9.1808Lieutenant
Thomas GroubeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1814
BWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
20.3.1805 - 20.3.1806Acting Lieutenant
Robert White ParsonsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1828
ref:55919.10.1807 - 29.8.1808Acting Lieutenant
John Henry ServanteBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1809
ref:559

Service History


DateEventSource
11.4.1798Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
18.6.1798Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
8.1799In the HelderBWAS-1793
30.8.1799Seizure of the Dutch Fleet at Vlieter
2.1800Began making good defects at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
3.1801Completed making good defects at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £3125.0.0dBWAS-1793
2.9.1801Victor vs Fleche
7.5.1805Took the Privateer
Le Amis Reunis (2) 1805-1805
French 2 Gun
Privateer Unknown
in the Persian Gulf
5.9.1808Put out of commission in the East Indies, to be soldBWAS-1793

 
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