British sloop 'Orestes' (1805)

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Orestes
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	16.7.1805	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	8.1805	BWAS-1793
Launched	23.10.1805	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Ipswich - Suffolk	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Seagull Class (1805)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Jabez BaileyBritish Ship Builder Service 1804-1814	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Sold	6.3.1817	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck93' 0"Imperial Feet28.3464
Length of Keel76' 0 ⅝"Imperial Feet23.1807
Breadth26' 6"Imperial Feet7.9502
Depth in Hold12' 0"Imperial Feet3.6576
Draught Forward7' 8"Imperial Feet2.3368
Draught Aft8' 9"Imperial Feet2.667
Burthen284 ⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

23.10.1805Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck14 British 24-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

23.10.1805Broadside Weight = 78 Imperial Pound ( 35.373 kg)B181
Gun Deck8 British 18-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.1.180595Design Complement

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1.1806 - 31.7.1806CommanderBWAS-179310.1806 - 8.1811CommanderBWAS-179311.1810 - 1815CommanderBWAS-17938.1811 - 10.1811CommanderBWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
17.3.1810 - 19.8.1811LieutenantNBD184910.1814 - 1818LieutenantNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
22.7.1806 - 12.18071st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
3.11.1805Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
11.3.1806Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
1807In the North SeaBWAS-1793
1808Plymouth StationBWAS-1793
6.11.1809Took the Privateer
9.5.1810Took the Privateer off the Lizard
27.10.1810Took the Privateer in the Channel
6.3.1817Sold at Chatham to Thomas Pittman for £710BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B181David Lyon, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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Friday 24th of July 2026 08:52	Jon Miller	Philip AffleckBritish Naval Sailor Service 1743-1799
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