British sloop 'Havick' (1796)

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Havick
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Dutch ship 'Havik' (1784) (18) 1784-1796 Dutch 18 Gun Unrated Ship
Named	30.8.1797	BWAS-1793
Captured	17.8.1796	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	5.1.1797	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Amsterdam - Holland	M01
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Wrecked	9.11.1800	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck101' 10"Imperial Feet30.7848
Length of Keel83' 5"Imperial Feet25.3407
Breadth28' 8"Imperial Feet8.5598
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719
Burthen364 ⁵⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1.1797Broadside Weight = 48 Imperial Pound ( 21.768 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.1797121 BWAS-1793

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
5.1.1797 - 9.11.1800CommanderBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
1.1.1797Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
7.9.1797RegisteredBWAS-1793
16.1.1798Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £2665.0.0dBWAS-1793
9.3.1799

Sailed from Plymouth

TNC
28.4.1799

Arrived at Plymouth

TNC
16.5.1799

Sailed from Plymouth for Cork with a convoy

TNC
29.12.1799

Docked at Plymouth

TNC
29.1.1800Took the Privateer in the Channel
29.1.1800Took the Cutter in the Channel
9.11.1800Wrecked in St Aubyn's Bay, JerseyBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

M01Ron van Maanen, Document

TNCVarious, Periodical

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