British sloop 'Calliope' (1808)

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Calliope

3468
Nominal Guns10BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered31.12.1807BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down4.1808BWAS-1793
Launched28.7.1808BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardDeptford - London BWAS-1793
Ship ClassCherokee Class (1807)BWAS-1793
Designed by
Sir Henry PeakeBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1762-1813
BWAS-1793
Constructor
John DudmanBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1750-1817
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Broken Up13.8.1829BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck90' 2"Imperial Feet27.4828 
Length of Keel73' 9 ⅝"Imperial Feet22.2663 
Breadth24' 7"Imperial Feet7.3597 
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528 
Draught Forward6' 5 ½"Imperial Feet1.8415 
Draught Aft9' 3"Imperial Feet2.8194 
Burthen237 23⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


28.7.1808Broadside Weight = 78 Imperial Pound ( 35.373 kg)B181
Gun Deck8 British 18-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
26.11.180775Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
28.8.1808 - 23.12.1813Commander
John M'KerlieBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1837
NAO23.12.1813 - 5.1814Commander
John CoddBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1821
BWAS-17934.1815 - 8.9.1815Commander
Henry Clements ThompsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1802-1815
BWAS-17938.9.1815 - 9.1815Commander
Alexander MaconochieBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1815
BWAS-17931827Lieutenant
John PowneyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1808-1827
BWAS-1793

3 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
23.9.1808 - 27.2.1811Lieutenant
Thomas BlakeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1802-1814
NBD18497.4.1815 - 28.4.1815Acting Lieutenant
John Courtnay BluettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1815
NBD184928.4.1815 - 9.1815Lieutenant
John Courtnay BluettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1815
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
8.7.1808Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
9.1808Commissioned for the North SeaBWAS-1793
8.9.1808Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
25.10.1810Took the Privateer
La Comtesse d'Hambourg (14) 1810-1810
French 14 Gun
Privateer Unknown
in the North Sea
9.1815Laid up at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
7.1820Began middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
12.1820Completed middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
4.1822Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
6.1822Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1823Tender to
Apollo (36) 1805-1856
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
BWAS-1793
1825Tender to
Royal George (Unknown) 1817-1905
British Unknown Gun
Unrated Yacht
BWAS-1793
13.8.1829Broken up at PortsmouthBWAS-1793

 
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