British sloop 'Alert' (1793)

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Alert

2983
Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered18.2.1793BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down4.1793BWAS-1793
Launched8.10.1793BWAS-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
Captured14.5.1794BWAS-1793
Becomes
French corvette 'Le Alerte' (1794) (16) 1794-1794
French 16 Gun
Unrated Corvette

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck105' 3"Imperial Feet32.0192 
Length of Keel86' 9 ½"Imperial Feet26.2255 
Breadth28' 1 ½"Imperial Feet8.5471 
Depth in Hold13' 6"Imperial Feet4.0132 
Draught Forward7' 6"Imperial Feet2.286 
Draught Aft11' 6"Imperial Feet3.5052 
Burthen365 16⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


8.10.1793Broadside 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

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
26.10.1793 - 14.5.1794Commander
Charles SmythBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1794
ADM 6/24/277BWAS-1793

4 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
11.9.1793 - 1794First Lieutenant
John MelhuishBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1804
ADM 6/25/50
Issued by
Alexander HoodBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1795
, The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 14.6.1794ADM 6/2511.9.1793 - 28.5.1794Second Lieutenant
Richard HollowayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1794
Transfered ADM 6/25/39
Issued by
Alexander Arthur HoodBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1805
, The Mediterranean Sea
Confirmed 2.5.1794ADM 6/2528.10.1793 - 14.5.1794First Lieutenant
John Wyatt AtkinsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1802
ADM 6/24/278ADM 6/2430.10.1793 - 1793Second Lieutenant
George BullerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793
ADM 6/24/279ADM 6/24

Service History


DateEventSource
8.10.1793Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
22.1.1794Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £4490.0.0dBWAS-1793
5.1794Sailed for Nova ScotiaBWAS-1793
14.5.1794Taken by
Unite (32) 1787-1796
French 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
1793 Renamed "Unite"
1796 Renamed "Variante"
off the coast of Ireland

 
Previous comments on this page

Posted by Tim Oakley on Monday 16th of July 2012 20:42

May 1794 Alert 16 sloop taken by Unitie 40 off Ireland

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