British sloop 'Musquito' (1804)

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Musquito

5476
Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered27.11.1802BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down5.1803BWAS-1793
Launched4.9.1804BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardYarmouth IOW - Isle of Wight BWAS-1793
Ship ClassCruizer Class (1797)BWAS-1793
Designed by
William RuleBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1778-1813
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Sold7.5.1822BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 0"Imperial Feet30.48 
Length of Keel77' 3 ½"Imperial Feet23.4823 
Breadth30' 7"Imperial Feet9.3218 
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719 
Draught Forward6' 6"Imperial Feet1.9812 
Draught Aft10' 3"Imperial Feet3.1242 
Burthen384 51⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


4.9.1804Broadside 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

5 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
10.1804 - 10.1807Commander
Samuel JacksonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1841
BWAS-179310.1807 - 15.8.1809Commander
William GoateBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1814
BWAS-179319.6.1811 - 7.2.1812Commander
Christopher BellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1846
NBD18497.2.1812 - 1815Commander
James TomkinsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1819
BWAS-17938.1815 - 7.12.1818Commander
George BrineBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1858
BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
21.6.1811 - 6.3.1812Lieutenant
Henry BirdBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1814
NBD1849

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
17.10.1804 - 1805Midshipman
William BroadwaterBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1809
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
25.9.1804Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
18.11.1804Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
14.4.1805Took the Privateer
L'Orestes (1) 1805-1805
French 1 Gun
Privateer Unknown

14.4.1805Took the Privateer
Le Pylades (1) 1805-1805
French 1 Gun
Privateer Unknown
in the Channel
25.5.1809Took the Cutter
Sol Fuglen (6) 1809-1809
Danish 6 Gun
Privateer Cutter
in the North Sea
7.7.1809Operations in the Elbe
8.1809Paid offBWAS-1793
6.1811RecommissionedBWAS-1793
24.4.1813Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
1814In Home watersBWAS-1793
1817Paid off at DeptfordBWAS-1793
7.5.1822Sold to Thomas King for £1,050BWAS-1793

 
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