British schooner 'Pike' (1813)

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Pike

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Nominal Guns14B028
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
American Privateer schooner 'Dart' (1813) (14) 1813-1813
American 14 Gun
Privateer Schooner
Captured13.11.1813B028
ShipyardNew Orleans - Louisiana
CategoryUnratedB028
Ship TypeSchoonerB028
Wrecked5.2.1836B028

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck93' 0"Imperial Feet28.3464 
Length of Keel78' 7"Imperial Feet23.7966 
Breadth24' 8"Imperial Feet7.366 
Depth in Hold10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004 
Burthen254 31⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


2.1814Broadside Weight = 78 Imperial Pound ( 35.373 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck12 British 12-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
2.181460 BWAS-1793

9 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
2.1814 - 1817Lieutenant
David BuchanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1823
BWAS-17931.1818 - 5.1821Lieutenant
Simon HopkinsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-9999
BWAS-17935.1821 - 1824Lieutenant
Stephen PainBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1824
BWAS-17939.1824 - 10.1825Lieutenant
Thomas PenningtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1814-1825
BWAS-179310.1825 - 4.1828Lieutenant
Edward KellyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1808-1828
BWAS-17934.1828 - 1830Lieutenant
John Gwynaff WigleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1830
BWAS-17931831Captain
Alexander Thomas Emeric VidalBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1831
BWAS-179311.1831 - 2.1835Lieutenant
Arthur BrookingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1831-1836
BWAS-17931.1836 - 5.2.1836Lieutenant
Arthur BrookingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1831-1836
BWAS-1793

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
15.4.1816 - 31.12.1818Master
John TrivickBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1830
ref:1871

Service History


DateEventSource
1.1814fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £3126.0.0dBWAS-1793
2.1814Commissioned for the Newfoundland StationBWAS-1793
11.2.1814Purchased at UnknownBWAS-1793
8.1824Began middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
1.1825Completed middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £4901.0.0dBWAS-1793
1831SurveyingBWAS-1793
11.1831Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
3.1832Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £3345.0.0dBWAS-1793
2.1835Paid offBWAS-1793
1.1836RecommissionedBWAS-1793
5.2.1836Wrecked on Bare Bush Key, Jamaica and wreck soldBWAS-1793

 
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Posted by Jon Miller on Thursday 2nd of July 2026 02:59

Plymouth, 25 April 1816: The Zenobia and Pike were paid off on Saturday last; the latter was recommissioned by Capt Buchan. [Hampshire Telegraph, 22 April 1816]

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