British sloop 'Kite' (1795)

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Kite
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	18.3.1795	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	5.1795	BWAS-1793
Named	20.6.1795	BWAS-1793
Launched	7.1795	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Deptford Green - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Albatross Class (1795)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Frances BarnardBritish Ship Builder Service 1786-1813	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Sold	9.1805	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck96' 2"Imperial Feet29.2693
Length of Keel73' 10 ½"Imperial Feet22.2631
Breadth30' 7 ½"Imperial Feet9.1567
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719
Draught Forward5' 8"Imperial Feet1.7272
Draught Aft10' 7"Imperial Feet3.2258
Burthen368 ⁵¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

7.1795Broadside Weight = 262 Imperial Pound ( 118.817 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
22.4.1795121Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
7.1795 - 3.1796CommanderBWAS-17933.1796 - 11.1798Commander†BWAS-179312.1796 - 1.1.1801CommanderBWAS-17931.1.1801 - 6.1801CommanderBWAS-17938.1802 - 1804CommanderBWAS-1793

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
19.6.1801 - 1.7.1801Vice-Admiral of the BlueNA-ROA

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
12.1795 - 4.1799MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
8.1795Began fitting at Deptford Green - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards BWAS-1793
8.8.1795Completed at Deptford Green - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards at a cost of £5365.0.0dBWAS-1793
8.8.1795Completed fitting at Deptford Green - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards at a cost of £3743.0.0dBWAS-1793
6.3.1796Took the Frigate in port at Forth
14.5.1798Operations against Ostend
18.5.1799Took the Lugger off the Scaw
1.1800Began making good defects at UnknownBWAS-1793
6.1800Completed making good defects at a cost of £3267.0.0dBWAS-1793
1801In the BalticBWAS-1793
6.1801Carried Horatio Nelson home after CopenhagenBWAS-1793
9.1805Sold at PlymouthBWAS-1793

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
14.5.1798-20.5.1798	Raid on Ostend	Home Riggs PophamBritish Naval Sailor Service 1783-1820

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NA-ROA Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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