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Nimrod

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Nominal Guns20B181
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered9.3.1826B181
Keel Laid Down10.1821B181
Launched26.8.1828B181
How acquiredPurpose builtB181
ShipyardDeptford Dockyard - Deptford B181
Ship ClassAtholl Class (1817)
Designed by
The SurveyorsBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1739-1806
B181
CategoryUnratedB181
Ship TypeSloop
Sailing RigShip Rigged
Sold9.7.1907B181

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB181
Length of Gundeck113' 8"Imperial Feet34.458 
Length of Keel94' 8 ¾"Imperial Feet28.6703 
Breadth31' 6"Imperial Feet9.6012 
Depth in Hold8' 9"Imperial Feet2.667 
Burthen499 9194Tons BM 

Armament


26.8.1828Broadside Weight = 297 Imperial Pound ( 134.6895 kg)B181
Upper Gun Deck18 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 9-Pounder

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
2.12.1839 - 8.6.1841Commander
Charles Anstruther BarlowBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1812-1841
NBD1849
26.11.1845 - 14.2.1848Commander
James Richard DacresBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1833-1848
W025

3 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
17.2.1832 - 10.4.1832Lieutenant
William HoseasonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1811-1875
W025
11.1838 - 1.10.1840Lieutenant
Perceval BaskervilleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1813-1844
NBD1849
1.12.1845 - 1.1846Lieutenant
Oswald BowlandBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1833-1846
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
2.1853Refitted as a Other Vessels Coal DepotB181

 
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