British sloop 'North Star' (1810)

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North Star
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	19.10.1805	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	5.1806	BWAS-1793
Launched	21.4.1810	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Dartmouth - Devon	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	Benjamin TannerBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	6.3.1817	BWAS-1793
Becomes	British Merchant ship 'Colombo' (1818) (Unknown) 1818-1818 British Unknown Gun Merchant Ship

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck108' 4 ⅝"Imperial Feet32.9343
Length of Keel90' 8 ¾"Imperial Feet27.4511
Breadth29' 8 ½"Imperial Feet8.8519
Depth in Hold9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432
Draught Forward7' 0"Imperial Feet2.1336
Draught Aft11' 3 ½"Imperial Feet3.3655
Burthen425 ⁸⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

21.4.1810Broadside 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
1806121Design Complement

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
6.1810 - 3.4.1811CommanderBWAS-17933.4.1811 - 11.1815CaptainBWAS-179311.1815 - 16.9.1816CommanderBWAS-179316.9.1816 - 1817CaptainBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
25.1.1812 - 11.1815LieutenantNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
13.5.1810Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
17.7.1810Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
4.1811Rerated as a 20 gun Post ShipBWAS-1793
6.6.1813Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
11.1815On the Jamaica StationBWAS-1793
2.1817Rerated as a 26 gun Post ShipBWAS-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 19:20

Portsmouth 13 April 1816: on Monday, the North Star, 20, Capt Bentham, arrived from Jamaica and Havannah, with mails, and upwards of one million of dollars – 631,000 on account of Government, 500,000 belonging to merchants. The former number she landed here, the latter she proceeded with to the River, on Thursday, being ordered to be paid off at Deptford. She left Jamaica on the 12th, and Havannah on the 29th of February…. The North Star fell in with the Forester, Capt Hendry, with 1,200,000 dollars on board, from Vera Cruz. The Tanais and Carnation, it was expected, would sail for England about the 26th of Feb with specie, which had been taken to Jamaica in the Emulous. Capt Coe, lately in command of the North Star, came home (invalided) in that ship. [Hampshire Telegraph, 15 April 1816]

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