British sloop 'Albacore' (1793)

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Albacore

2950
Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered18.2.1793BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down4.1793BWAS-1793
Launched19.11.1793BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardRotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1793
Ship ClassPylades Class (1793)BWAS-1793
Designed by
Sir John HenslowBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1761-1805
BWAS-1793
Constructor
John RandallBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1780-1802
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Sold1802BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck105' 3"Imperial Feet32.0192 
Length of Keel86' 9 ½"Imperial Feet26.2255 
Breadth28' 2"Imperial Feet8.5408 
Depth in Hold13' 6"Imperial Feet4.0132 
Draught Forward7' 7"Imperial Feet2.3114 
Draught Aft11' 5"Imperial Feet3.4798 
Burthen365 78⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


19.11.1793Broadside Weight = 49 Imperial Pound ( 22.2216 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck4 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
6.1793121Design Complement

8 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
30.11.1793 - 6.1795Commander
George ParkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1837
ADM 6/24/287BWAS-17936.1795Commander
Richard FellowesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1806
BWAS-17936.1795 - 1.1796Commander
The Hon. Philip WodehouseBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1807
BWAS-17931.1796 - 6.2.1796Commander
George EyreBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1825
BWAS-17936.2.1796 - 13.12.1796Commander
Robert WinthropBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1807
BWAS-17932.1797 - 17.8.1798Commander
Samuel Peter ForsterBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1825
BWAS-17938.10.1798 - 10.1799Commander
Thomas WhiteBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1821
BWAS-179310.1799 - 1800Lieutenant
John ChilcottBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1802
BWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
18.12.1793 - 1793First Lieutenant
George Christopher PullingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1802
ADM 6/24/291ADM 6/246.1.1794 - 1794Second Lieutenant
James NorfordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794
ADM 6/25/2ADM 6/25

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
8.11.1796 - 3.17971st Class Volunteer
John Thomas YoungBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1836
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
4.1793Began building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1793
19.11.1793Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
19.11.1793Completed building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £4409.0.0dBWAS-1793
24.1.1794Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £4376.0.0dBWAS-1793
7.1.1796Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
3.5.1796Took the Brig
L'Athénienne (14) 1796-1796
French 14 Gun
Unrated Brig
off Barbados
17.1.1797Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
8.1797Took the Schooner
La Nantaise (3) 1797-1797
French 3 Gun
Privateer Schooner


 
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