British sloop 'Castilian' (1809)

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Castilian
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	4.8.1808	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	10.1808	BWAS-1793
Launched	29.5.1809	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	10.1809	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Sandgate - Kent	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cruizer Class (1797)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Thomas HillsBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	10.1829	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 3"Imperial Feet30.5562
Length of Keel77' 10"Imperial Feet23.4696
Breadth30' 7"Imperial Feet9.3218
Depth in Hold13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624
Burthen387 ²²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

29.5.1809Broadside 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

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
2.6.1809 - 8.1809CommanderNBD184910.1809 - 21.10.1810CommanderBWAS-179321.10.1810 - 5.1811CommanderBWAS-17935.1811 - 1814CommanderBWAS-17931814 - 8.1815CommanderBWAS-17931814LieutenantBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1811 - 21.9.1811Lieutenant†BWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
20.6.1809Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
10.1809Commissioned for the DownsBWAS-1793
16.12.1809Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £6032.0.0dBWAS-1793
20.9.1811Action off Bolougne
3.5.1812Capture of the Apelles
4.5.1812Took the Sloop retaken off Boulogne
1813On the Irish StationBWAS-1793
1814On the Irish StationBWAS-1793
1.9.1814Action of 1814-09-01
1815Laid up at DeptfordBWAS-1793
9.1829Broken up at DeptfordBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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