British sloop 'Fly' (1813)

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Fly

4300
Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered23.4.1812BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down6.1812BWAS-1793
Launched16.2.1813BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardIpswich - Suffolk BWAS-1793
Ship ClassCruizer Class (1797)BWAS-1793
Designed by
William RuleBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1778-1813
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Jabez BaileyBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1804-1814
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Sold10.5.1828BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 5"Imperial Feet30.607 
Length of Keel77' 9"Imperial Feet23.5023 
Breadth30' 7"Imperial Feet9.3218 
Depth in Hold12' 11 ½"Imperial Feet3.6703 
Draught Forward7' 6"Imperial Feet2.286 
Draught Aft11' 6"Imperial Feet3.5052 
Burthen386 77⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


16.2.1813Broadside 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

5 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
5.1813 - 6.6.1814Commander
Sir William George ParkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1814
BWAS-17936.6.1814 - 4.1815Commander
John BaldwinBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1819
BWAS-17931818 - 12.8.1819Commander
James TomkinsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1819
BWAS-179312.8.1819 - 12.1821Commander
John Townshend CoffinBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1808-1821
BWAS-179310.10.1822 - 8.2.1823Commander
Edward CurzonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1846
NBD1849

3 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1816Lieutenant
Herbert AshtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1809-1816
NBD18498.12.1821 - 10.1824Lieutenant
Andrew BairdBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1826
NBD184926.10.1825 - 1828Lieutenant
Alexander BrownBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1812-1828
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
8.3.1813Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
5.1813Commissioned for the ChannelBWAS-1793
3.7.1813Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
6.1814Commissioned for NewfoundlandBWAS-1793
4.1815Paid offBWAS-1793
2.1817Refitted as a 18 gun Unrated Unknown
1818RecommissionedBWAS-1793
8.1819At CorkBWAS-1793
12.1821Recommissioned for the Cape of Good HopeBWAS-1793
12.1821Refitted as a 18 gun Unrated Unknown
12.1821Began refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
5.1822Completed refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1823In South AmericaBWAS-1793
1825In the East IndiesBWAS-1793
20.4.1827Ordered to be soldBWAS-1793
10.5.1828Sold at Bombay for 8,300 RupeesBWAS-1793

 
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Posted by Jon Miller on Friday 3rd of July 2026 16:08

Portsmouth, 8 June 1816: The Fly sloop of war, Capt John Baldwin, has been fitting at Plymouth, for Newfoundland, and is expected to sail in in a few days for that station. [Hampshire Chronicle, 10 June 1816]

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