British sloop 'Orestes' (1824)

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Orestes ➡ 1911 Mack
Nominal Guns	18	B181
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	21.5.1821	B181
Keel Laid Down	4.1823	B181
Launched	31.5.1824	B181
How acquired	Purpose built	B181
Shipyard	Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth	B181
Designed by	James InmanBritish Ship Builder Service 1776-1859	B181
Category	Unrated	B181
Ship Type	Sloop
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold	1907	B181

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB181
Length of Gundeck100' 0"Imperial Feet30.48
Length of Keel92' 10 ⅛"Imperial Feet28.0448
Breadth30' 6"Imperial Feet9.2964
Breadth (oa)30' 10"Imperial Feet9.144
Depth in Hold7' 6"Imperial Feet2.286
Burthen459 ³⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

9.1824Broadside Weight = 262 Imperial Pound ( 118.817 kg)B181
Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

1848Broadside Weight = 201 Imperial Pound ( 91.1535 kg)B181
Gun Deck12 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
9.1824125Design ComplementB181

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
6.6.1834 - 1836CommanderW02521.9.1843 - 1846CommanderNBD1849

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
6.10.1827 - 15.11.1828LieutenantNBD184913.12.1845 - 14.5.1846First LieutenantNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
6.1827 - 2.18281st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
1848Refitted as a 14 gun Unrated UnknownB181
9.1852Refitted as a Other Vessels Coal DepotB181
1911Renamed MackB181

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B181David Lyon, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

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