British sloop 'Wolf' (1804)

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Wolf
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	27.11.1802	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	4.1803	BWAS-1793
Launched	4.8.1804	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Dartmouth - Devon	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Merlin Class (1795)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Benjamin TannerBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Wrecked	4.9.1806	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck105' 10 ¼"Imperial Feet32.0104
Length of Keel87' 5"Imperial Feet26.5357
Breadth28' 1"Imperial Feet8.5376
Depth in Hold13' 9"Imperial Feet4.0386
Draught Forward7' 4"Imperial Feet2.2352
Draught Aft8' 10 ½"Imperial Feet2.4511
Burthen366 ⁶⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

4.8.1804Broadside Weight = 304 Imperial Pound ( 137.864 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 12-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
29.1.1795121Design Complement

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1.1805 - 12.1.1805CommanderBWAS-179312.1.1805 - 4.1805CaptainBWAS-17934.1805 - 4.9.1806CommanderBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
26.4.1804Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
12.9.1804Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
19.10.1805Took the Privateer
2.1.1806Sank together with the boats of BWAS-1793
2.1.1806Took the Schooner off Port Azarades
4.9.1806Wrecked off Gt. Inagua in the BahamasBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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