British sloop 'Sophie' (1809)

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Sophie

7809
Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered21.11.1808BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down12.1808BWAS-1793
Launched8.9.1809BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardFrindsbury - Kent BWAS-1793
Ship ClassCruizer Class (1797)BWAS-1793
Designed by
William RuleBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1778-1813
BWAS-1793
Constructor
John PelhamBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Sold15.8.1825BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 3"Imperial Feet30.5562 
Length of Keel77' 5 ⅜"Imperial Feet23.4791 
Breadth30' 8"Imperial Feet9.3472 
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719 
Draught Forward6' 4"Imperial Feet1.9304 
Draught Aft10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004 
Burthen387 40⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


8.9.1809Broadside Weight = 262 Imperial Pound ( 118.817 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1797121Design Complement

9 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
10.1809 - 1814Commander
Nicholas LockyerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1847
BWAS-179312.1814 - 4.1815Lieutenant
James Barnwell TattnellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1811-1815
BWAS-179327.4.1815 - 5.1815Commander
Silas Thomson HoodBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1809-1816
BWAS-17935.1815 - 20.9.1815Lieutenant
William Gilbert RobertsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1810-1815
BWAS-17938.1818 - 22.11.1820Commander
Sir William Saltonstall WisemanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1826
BWAS-179312.1820 - 7.1822Commander
George FrenchBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1822
BWAS-17937.1822 - 4.1823Commander
Robert Graham DunlopBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1812-1823
BWAS-17934.1823 - 10.1824Lieutenant
George Frederick RyvesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1810-1824
BWAS-17934.1825 - 15.8.1825Lieutenant
Edward BlanckleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1841
NBD1849

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
6.1.1821 - 30.6.1822Master
Thomas WeatherillBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1811-1827
ref:1871

Service History


DateEventSource
8.9.1809Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
23.12.1809Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
28.8.1812Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1793
15.9.1814Attack on Fort Bowyer
14.12.1814Battle of Lake Borgne
1815Paid off at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
12.1815Began large repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
5.1817Completed large repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
8.1818Recommisisoned for JamaicaBWAS-1793
8.1818Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
12.1818Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
12.1820Recommisisoned for the East IndiesBWAS-1793
7.1824Left Burma for Calcutta to obtain additional seamen and storesTRN6
4.9.1824Arrived in RangoonTRN6
19.9.1824Actions in the Rangoon River
15.8.1825Sold in the East Indies for £3,200BWAS-1793

 
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