British sloop 'Hyacinth' (1806)

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Hyacinth
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	12.7.1805	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	11.1805	BWAS-1793
Launched	30.8.1806	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	10.1806	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Great Yarmouth - Norfolk	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cormorant Class - revived (1805)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John HenslowBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1761-1805	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John PrestonBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	12.1820	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck108' 8"Imperial Feet32.9438
Length of Keel91' 1 ⅝"Imperial Feet27.7527
Breadth29' 7"Imperial Feet8.859
Depth in Hold9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432
Draught Forward7' 10"Imperial Feet2.1336
Draught Aft10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004
Burthen424 ²³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

30.8.1806Broadside Weight = 334 Imperial Pound ( 151.469 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper 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
1793125Design Complement

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
10.1806 - 22.8.1809CommanderBWAS-179322.8.1809 - 1811CommanderBWAS-17931812 - 6.1812CaptainBWAS-17936.1812 - 11.1812CaptainBWAS-179311.1812 - 22.1.1813CaptainBWAS-179322.1.1813 - 1818CaptainBWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
19.12.1810 - 26.8.1811LieutenantNBD184911.1814 - 10.10.1815LieutenantNBD1849

5 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1.1809 - 5.1811MidshipmanNBD18497.1811 - 1811MidshipmanNBD18491.1815 - 9.1815MidshipmanNBD184911.1815 - 1818MidshipmanNBD18493.1817 - 13.7.1819MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
13.9.1806Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
21.11.1806Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
15.2.1808Sailed for South AmericaBWAS-1793
5.1811Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
7.1811Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1812Refitted as a 20 gun Sixth Rate Post Ship
9.3.1812Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
29.4.1812Attack on Malaga
29.4.1812Took the Privateer at Malaga
29.4.1812Took the Privateer at Malaga
1817Sailed to BrazilBWAS-1793
12.1820Broken up at DeptfordBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jon Miller on Tuesday 30th of June 2026 03:05

Portsmouth, 30 March 1816: The crew of the Hyacinth, 24, Capt Sharpe, have been mustered, and paid an advance of wages, preparatory to that ship proceeding, with the Amphion, to the South American station for three years. [Hampshire Telegraph, 1 April 1816]

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