British sloop 'Heron' (1812)

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Heron
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	14.11.1811	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	2.1812	BWAS-1793
Launched	22.10.1812	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Upnor - Kent	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cruizer Class (1797)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John KingBritish Ship Builder Service 1769	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	3.1831	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 2"Imperial Feet30.5308
Length of Keel77' 3 ¾"Imperial Feet23.4887
Breadth30' 8"Imperial Feet9.3472
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719
Draught Forward6' 2"Imperial Feet1.8796
Draught Aft10' 8"Imperial Feet3.2512
Burthen386 ⁷⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

22.10.1812Broadside 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

12 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
11.1812 - 8.7.1814CommanderBWAS-17938.7.1814 - 30.7.1814CommanderBWAS-179330.7.1814 - 1815CommanderBWAS-17931815 - 7.1816CommanderBWAS-17936.7.1816 - 16.9.1816CommanderNBD184910.1816 - 1817CommanderBWAS-17931817CommanderBWAS-17932.1819 - 7.1822CommanderBWAS-179319.7.1822 - 1823CommanderBWAS-17933.1826 - 17.4.1827CommanderBWAS-179317.4.1827 - 25.11.1830CommanderW02519.4.1828 - 24.12.1829CommanderNBD1849

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
30.3.1826 - 31.5.1827LieutenantNBD1849

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
6.1821 - 28.12.1822MidshipmanNBD184920.8.1826 - 24.2.1830MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
22.10.1812Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
24.12.1812Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £5883.0.0dBWAS-1793
28.3.1813Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
7.7.1814Took the Privateer
27.8.1816Bombardment of Algiers
2.1817Refitted as a 18 gun Unrated Unknown
2.1819Recommissioned for St HelenaBWAS-1793
3.1823Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
8.1823Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £4984.0.0dBWAS-1793
9.1823Refitted as a 18 gun Unrated Unknown
9.1823Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
11.1825Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £6589.0.0dBWAS-1793
3.1826Recommissioned for South AmericaBWAS-1793
8.1831Broken up at PortsmouthBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Brian Stephens on Saturday 19th of April 2014 02:03

E. A. Oct 25, 1816
On Saturday morning the Heron sloop of war, Captain Bentham, was released from quarantine at Portsmouth. She arrived on Thursday evening from Genoa, having landed there the restored slave money from Algiers for the King of Sardinia. Captain Bentham upon this occasion was honoured by His Majesty with the Knighthood and order of St. Maurice and St. Lawrence; and to a midshipman, who accompanied Captain Bentham in his Embassy, the King very kindly presented a diamond ring.

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