British sloop 'Goshawk' (1806)

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Goshawk
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Launched	17.7.1806	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Blackwall - London	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Fly Class (1805)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John HenslowBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1761-1805	BWAS-1793
Constructor	William WallisBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Wrecked	21.9.1813	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck96' 4"Imperial Feet29.2777
Length of Keel79' 9"Imperial Feet24.1046
Breadth25' 11 ½"Imperial Feet7.6327
Depth in Hold11' 6"Imperial Feet3.5052
Draught Forward7' 5"Imperial Feet2.2606
Draught Aft10' 10"Imperial Feet3.048
Burthen285 ⁷⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

17.7.1806Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck14 British 24-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.180594Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
7.1806 - 6.1807CommanderBWAS-17936.1807 - 10.1809CommanderBWAS-179310.1809 - 29.4.1812Commander†BWAS-179329.4.1812 - 12.10.1813CommanderBWAS-179312.10.1813 - 21.11.1813CommanderBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
17.7.1806Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
6.8.1806Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
17.10.1806Sailed with an African convoyBWAS-1793
6.1807Recommissioned on the Irish StationBWAS-1793
24.3.1811Attack on the Amazone
7.9.1811Action off Calvados
29.4.1812Attack on Malaga
21.11.1813Wrecked off BarcelonaBWAS-1793

Notes on Ship

MaterielBWAS-1793
Built of fir

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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