British sloop 'Earnest' (1805)

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Earnest

4038
Nominal Guns12BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered6.1804BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down8.1804BWAS-1793
Launched1.1805BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardLeith - Edinburghshire BWAS-1793
Ship ClassArcher Class (1800)BWAS-1793
Designed by
William RuleBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1778-1813
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Menzies & GoalenBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Sold2.5.1816BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck80' 11 ⅛"Imperial Feet24.3872 
Length of Keel66' 8 ⅛"Imperial Feet20.12 
Breadth22' 8"Imperial Feet6.8072 
Depth in Hold9' 5"Imperial Feet2.8702 
Burthen182 20⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


1.1805Broadside Weight = 108 Imperial Pound ( 48.978 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck10 British 18-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 18-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
12.180050Design Complement

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
2.1805 - 10.1805Lieutenant
Alexander SinclairBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1811
BWAS-17931806 - 1814Lieutenant
Richard TemplarBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1814
BWAS-17936.1814 - 1815Lieutenant
James TaitBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1802-1815
BWAS-1793

Service History


DateEventSource
1.1809Began fitting at Deptford - London BWAS-1793
2.1809Completed fitting at Deptford - London BWAS-1793
5.1809Took the Privateer
Fire Bredre (4) 1809-1809
Danish 4 Gun
Privateer Unknown
in Wingo Sound
6.1809Took the Privateer
Makrel (2) 1809-1809
Danish 2 Gun
Privateer Unknown
in Wingo Sound
15.6.1811

Took with his yawl , a French Privateer Schuyt of 6 guns and 24 mens who left the vessel and escaped on shore .

BG
7.7.1811Took the Lugger
Le Sacripant (5) 1811-1811
French 5 Gun
Privateer Lugger
BG
2.5.1816Sold at Deptford to Mr Beatson for £600, becoming the mercantile EarnestBWAS-1793

 
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Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 28th of June 2026 16:22

Portsmouth, 10 February 1816: The following ships were broke up and sold out of the service last month:- Aeolus, Etna, Alkmaar, Canso, Censor, Constant, Dexterous, Ernest, Freya, Genereux, Haughty, Hearty, Kingfisher, Lightning, Meteor, Nymphen, Paulina, Piedmontaise, Porcupine, Quail, Raven, Rota, Sabrina, Sheldrake, Sparrow, Suffolk, Tisiphone, Vengeance, Vesta, Virago, and Wizard. [Hampshire Telegraph, 12 February 1816]

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