British sloop 'Harpy' (1796)

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Harpy

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Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered18.3.1795BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down5.1795BWAS-1793
Launched2.1796BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardKing's Boatbuilders - Dover BWAS-1793
Ship ClassDiligence Class (1795)BWAS-1793
Designed by
Sir John HenslowBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1761-1801
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Thomas Jones KingBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1765-1818
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Sold10.9.1817BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck95' 0"Imperial Feet28.956 
Length of Keel75' 1 ⅝"Imperial Feet22.8759 
Breadth28' 1 ½"Imperial Feet8.5471 
Depth in Hold12' 0 ½"Imperial Feet3.6703 
Burthen316 13⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


2.1796Broadside 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
22.4.1795121Design Complement

14 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
4.4.1796 - 8.4.1800Commander
Henry BazelyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1816
BWAS-17938.4.1800 - 2.4.1801Commander
William BirchallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1802
BWAS-17932.4.1801 - 5.1801Commander
Charles Worsley BoysBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1809
BWAS-17938.1802 - 1805Commander
Edmund HeywoodBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1813
BWAS-17931.1806 - 1807Lieutenant
George MowbrayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1812
BWAS-17935.1809 - 21.10.1810Commander
George William BlameyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1814
BWAS-17938.1809Lieutenant
Charles AnthonyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1814
NBD184921.10.1810 - 29.3.1811Commander
Edward Henry A'CourtBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1835
NBD184929.3.1811 - 26.1.1812Commander
Henderson BainBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1846
NBD184926.1.1812 - 3.1813Lieutenant
Samuel HoreBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1813
BWAS-17933.1813 - 6.4.1813Commander
Henderson BainBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1846
NBD18496.4.1813 - 8.1813Captain
Henderson BainBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1846
NBD18496.4.1813 - 9.1814Commander
Thomas Griffith AllenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1791-1794
†BWAS-17937.2.1815 - 1817Commander
George TylerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1813-1817
BWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
11.1.1810 - 4.9.1810Lieutenant
Thomas BlakistonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1821
NBD184924.3.1815 - 2.1816Lieutenant
William Nettleton BoyceBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1843
NBD1849

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
11.1804 - 18051st Class Volunteer
William BlenkarneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1816
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
5.1795Began building at King's Boatbuilders - Dover BWAS-1793
2.1796Completed building at King's Boatbuilders - Dover at a cost of £3683.0.0dBWAS-1793
22.2.1796Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
7.5.1796Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £3167.0.0dBWAS-1793
2.1797Took the Cutter
Le Cotentin (3) 1797-1797
French 3 Gun
Privateer Cutter
in the Channel
22.6.1797Took the Privateer
L'Espérance (Unknown) 1797-1797
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

14.5.1798Operations against Ostend
5.2.1800Capture of the Pallas
2.4.1801Battle of Copenhagen
5.1801Paid off, date uncertainBWAS-1793
8.1802RecommissionedBWAS-1793
31.10.1803Action near Etaples
12.3.1804Took the Privateer
Le Penriche (2) 1804-1804
French 2 Gun
Privateer Unknown
off Calais
23.4.1805Action of 1805-04-23
1807Paid off into Ordinary at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
4.1809Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
5.1809RecommissionedBWAS-1793
7.1809Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
28.7.1809Walcheren Expedition
1.5.1810Sailed with a convoy for HalifaxBWAS-1793
2.1.1811Sailed for the Cape of Good HopeBWAS-1793
10.9.1817Sold to Mr. Kilsby for £710BWAS-1793


Fleets

DatesFleetFleet CommanderSource
14.5.1798-20.5.1798Raid on Ostend
Home Riggs PophamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1820
 
 
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