British sloop 'Herald' (1806)

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Herald
Nominal Guns	18	B028
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	12.7.1805	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	12.1805	BWAS-1793
Launched	27.12.1806	B028
How acquired	Built by Contract	B028
Shipyard	Corney & Carver's Yard - Littlehampton	B028
Ship Class	Cormorant Class - revived (1805)	B028
Designed by	Sir John HenslowBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1761-1805	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Carver and CorneyBritish Ship Builder	B028
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Sloop	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Broken Up	9.9.1817	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck108' 10"Imperial Feet32.9184
Length of Keel90' 11 /12"Imperial Feet27.4341
Breadth29' 9 ½"Imperial Feet8.8519
Depth in Hold8' 11 ½"Imperial Feet2.4511
Draught Forward7' 9"Imperial Feet2.3622
Draught Aft10' 9"Imperial Feet3.2766
Burthen429 ³⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

27.12.1806Broadside Weight = 120 Imperial Pound ( 54.42 kg)B028
Gun Deck8 British 18-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder

27.12.1806Broadside Weight = 334 Imperial Pound ( 151.469 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.1806121EstablishmentBWAS-1793

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
3.1807 - 1.1808CommanderBWAS-17931.1808 - 1.8.1811CommanderBWAS-17931.8.1811 - 5.1813CaptainBWAS-17935.1813 - 1815CaptainBWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
3.1807 - 1809First LieutenantW00528.3.1812 - 27.11.1812LieutenantNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1814 - Masterref:1871

Service History

DateEventSource
14.1.1807Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1.4.1807Completed at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
1.4.1807Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
18.5.1807Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
11.11.1807Took the Privateer in the Mediterranean
8.1810Refitted as a 20 gun Sixth Rate Post Ship
4.7.1812Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
1814At Halifax, NSBWAS-1793
2.1817Refitted as a 24 gun Sixth Rate Post Ship
9.9.1817Broken up at ChathamBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

W005William James, Digital Book

ref:1871 Archive

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Posted by Jon Miller on Tuesday 7th of July 2026 14:19

Portsmouth, 30 September 1815: The Herald, 20, Capt Milward, and the Rinaldo, Capt Undrell, have arrived this week from the Jamaica station, which they left on the 30th of July, in charge of 68 sail of merchantmen, which arrived safe except one vessel. The Herald brought a freight of merchants’ money, amounting to 630,000 dollars. The Herald has since sailed for Chatham, and the Rinaldo for Sheerness, to be paid off. [Hampshire Telegraph, 2 October 1815]

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