British sloop 'Falcon' (1801)

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Falcon	7645
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	28.2.1801	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	31.7.1816	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck102' 10"Imperial Feet31.0896
Length of Keel80' 8"Imperial Feet24.5872
Depth in Hold29' 3 ½"Imperial Feet8.8519
Burthen368Tons BM

Armament

28.2.1801Broadside Weight = 186 Imperial Pound ( 84.351 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck14 British 24-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.180175 BWAS-1793

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
28.2.1801 - 29.4.1802CommanderBWAS-179329.4.1802 - 2.1804CommanderBWAS-17932.1804 - 1807CommanderBWAS-17931808 - 6.1808CommanderBWAS-17936.1808 - 1810CommanderBWAS-17936.1808LieutenantBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
14.9.1805 - 25.2.1806Sub-LieutenantNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
27.12.1805 - 27.2.1807MasterADM 29-1

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
28.2.1801 - 1.1803MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
9.2.1801Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
25.3.1801Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
4.1802Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1793
1804Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1793
1805In the North SeaBWAS-1793
10.6.1805Action of 1805-06-10
1806In the North SeaBWAS-1793
1807In the North SeaBWAS-1793
29.4.1808Burnt eight out of nine enemy boats off the island of EndelauBG
7.5.1808Intercepted, took and destroyed two Danish vessels carrying 13" mortars near LundholmBG
1810Refitted as a Unrated Hospital Ship
1812In ordinary at SheernessBWAS-1793
31.7.1816Sold at Sheerness for £800BWAS-1793

Notes on Ship

OriginBWAS-1793
Mercantil Diadem built at Whitby in 1801
Query on operations

HMS FALCON [16] under Acting Commander John Price in Danish Waters in 1808

Other than his report to Donald Campbell as published in London Gazette and Edinburgh Gazette in June 1808, does anyone have any information about the FALCON in 1808, or about its Acting Commander before or after his boat burning raids?

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29-1 Document

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by AvM on Saturday 4th of December 2021 22:55

She was built in 1800 as DIADEM by Chapman & Campion, Whitby for Ed. Aaron & Robt. Chapman. Bark 367bm

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