British sloop 'Raven' (1805)

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Raven

6116
Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered4.1.1805BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down4.1805BWAS-1793
Launched12.8.1805BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardBrightlingsea - Essex BWAS-1793
Ship ClassFly Class (1805)BWAS-1793
Designed by
Sir John HenslowBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1761-1805
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Mathew WarrenBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Sold18.9.1816BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck96' 1"Imperial Feet29.265 
Length of Keel79' 5"Imperial Feet24.0933 
Breadth25' 10"Imperial Feet7.62 
Depth in Hold11' 7"Imperial Feet3.5306 
Burthen281 86⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


9.1805Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck14 British 24-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
9.180594EstablishmentBWAS-1793

5 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
9.1805 - 7.1806Commander
Sir Thomas BrownBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1787-1838
BWAS-17147.1806 - 1808Commander
Sir James GrantBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1810
BWAS-17142.1809 - 10.1809Commander
John Martin HanchettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1807
BWAS-171410.1809 - 1813Commander
George Gustavus LennockBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1815
BWAS-17141.1814 - 9.1815Commander
Edward LloydBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1808-1821
BWAS-1714

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
6.2.1815 - 2.10.1815Master
Alexander HornBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1814-1828
ref:1871

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
1809 - 3.1811Midshipman
William Boyle CrookeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1808-1815
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
20.8.1805Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
6.11.1805Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
8.10.1806Sailed with a convoy for LisbonBWAS-1793
1807Off CadizBWAS-1793
2.1809Commissioned for the North SeaBWAS-1793
28.7.1809Walcheren Expedition
1814On the Dutch coastBWAS-1793
1815In the West IndiesBWAS-1793
9.1815Paid offBWAS-1793
18.9.1816Sold at Deptford for £740BWAS-1793

 
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Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 28th of June 2026 16:32

Portsmouth, 10 February 1816: The following ships were broke up and sold out of the service last month:- Aeolus, Etna, Alkmaar, Canso, Censor, Constant, Dexterous, Ernest, Freya, Genereux, Haughty, Hearty, Kingfisher, Lightning, Meteor, Nymphen, Paulina, Piedmontaise, Porcupine, Quail, Raven, Rota, Sabrina, Sheldrake, Sparrow, Suffolk, Tisiphone, Vengeance, Vesta, Virago, and Wizard. [Hampshire Telegraph, 12 February 1816]

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