British Sixth Rate post ship 'Mersey' (1814)

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Mersey
Nominal Guns	20	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	18.1.1813	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	3.1813	BWAS-1793
Launched	3.1814	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	9.1818	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Chester - Cheshire	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Conway Class (1813)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	William CourtneyBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Post Ship	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	7.1852	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck108' 6"Imperial Feet32.9375
Length of Gundeck108' 0"Imperial Feet32.9184
Length of Keel90' 1 ¼"Imperial Feet27.4384
Length of Keel89' 9 ⅝"Imperial Feet27.1431
Breadth30' 8"Imperial Feet9.3472
Breadth30' 6"Imperial Feet9.2964
Depth in Hold9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432
Draught Forward9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432
Draught Aft11' 10"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen444 ³³⁄₉₄Tons BM
Burthen450 ⁶⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

3.1814Broadside Weight = 342 Imperial Pound ( 155.097 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck18 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 12-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

1818Broadside Weight = 330 Imperial Pound ( 149.655 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck18 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 12-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1813155Design Complement

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
9.1818 - 11.1821CaptainBWAS-17934.1823 - 1825CaptainBWAS-179326.12.1827 - 1828CaptainBWAS-17931.1829 - 7.1831CaptainBWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
2.10.1820 - 26.11.1822LieutenantNBD18493.1.1831 - 8.1832First LieutenantNL1865

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
12.9.1818 - 31.7.1824GunnerPMD2.1829 - 1.6.1829MasterNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
23.5.1814 - 11.9.1818UnknownPMD

Service History

DateEventSource
13.4.1814Began fitting for ordinary at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
26.4.1814Completed fitting for ordinary at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
2.1817Refitted as a 28 gun Sixth Rate Frigate
1818Refitted as a 26 gun Sixth Rate Frigate
5.1818Began middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
3.12.1818Completed middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
11.1821Paid off at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
4.1823Recommissioned for South AmericaBWAS-1793
12.1827Recommissioned for JamaicaBWAS-1793
7.1831Paid off and laid up at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
1834Refitted as a Other Vessels Receiving Ship
7.1852Broken up at PortsmouthBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

NL1865The Admiralty, Digital Book

PMD Book

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