British sloop 'Fairy' (1812)

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Fairy
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	30.8.1811	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	1.1812	BWAS-1793
Launched	11.6.1812	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Bideford - Devon	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cruizer Class (1797)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	John WilliamsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1762-1784	BWAS-1793
Constructor	James TaylorBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1740-1826	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	1.1821	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 1 ½"Imperial Feet30.4927
Length of Keel77' 4"Imperial Feet23.4841
Breadth30' 8"Imperial Feet9.3472
Depth in Hold13' 3"Imperial Feet3.9878
Draught Forward6' 6"Imperial Feet1.9812
Draught Aft11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen386 ⁸⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

11.6.1812Broadside 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

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
8.1812 - 4.12.1813CommanderBWAS-17933.1814 - 13.6.1815CommanderBWAS-179313.6.1815 - 3.1816CommanderBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
7.2.1815 - 28.7.1815LieutenantNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
11.10.1812 - 30.9.1815Masterref:1871

Service History

DateEventSource
17.7.1812Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
8.1812Commissioned for South AmericaBWAS-1793
3.10.1812Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
1814Operations in the PotomacBWAS-1793
3.1816Paid off into OrdinaryBWAS-1793
27.12.1820Began breaking up at PlymouthBWAS-1793
1.1821Breaking up completed at PlymouthBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:1871 Archive

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