British schooner 'Pilchard' (1804)

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Pilchard
Nominal Guns	4	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	23.6.1803	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	1803	BWAS-1793
Launched	1804	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	5.1804	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Bermuda - North Atlantic Ocean	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Ballahoo Class (1803)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	GoodrichBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Schooner	BWAS-1793
Sold	23.2.1813	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck55' 2"Imperial Feet16.7742
Length of Keel40' 10 ½"Imperial Feet12.2047
Breadth18' 0"Imperial Feet5.4864
Depth in Hold9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432
Burthen70 ⁴¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1805Broadside Weight = 24 Imperial Pound ( 10.884 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck4 British 12-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
180322Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1.5.1804 - 1807LieutenantBWAS-17931807 - 1808LieutenantBWAS-17931808 - 1809LieutenantBWAS-17931809 - 1810LieutenantBWAS-17931810 - 1812LieutenantBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
1.11.1805Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
22.3.1806Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
1812In Ordinary at SheernessBWAS-1793
23.2.1813Sold at SheernessBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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