British sloop 'Recruit' (1806)

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Recruit
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	27.1.1806	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	4.1806	BWAS-1793
Launched	31.8.1806	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Sandwich - Kent	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cruizer Class (1797)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Thomas HillsBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Sold	7.8.1822	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 0"Imperial Feet30.48
Length of Keel77' 3 ½"Imperial Feet23.4823
Breadth30' 6 ¼"Imperial Feet9.1504
Depth in Hold12' 9 ½"Imperial Feet3.6703
Draught Forward6' 2"Imperial Feet1.8796
Draught Aft10' 10"Imperial Feet3.048
Burthen382 ⁹¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

31.8.1806Broadside Weight = 262 Imperial Pound ( 118.817 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1797121Design Complement

10 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
3.1807 - 7.1807CommanderBWAS-17937.1807 - 23.9.1808CommanderBWAS-179323.9.1808 - 22.5.1809CommanderBWAS-179314.6.1809 - 1810CommanderBWAS-17931810 - 5.1810CommanderW0255.1810 - 12.1810LieutenantBWAS-179312.1810 - 1812CommanderBWAS-17935.1813 - 2.1814LieutenantBWAS-17932.1814 - 1815CommanderBWAS-17931815 - 13.6.1815CommanderBWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1808 - 6.9.1808Lieutenant†TRN511.12.1809 - 20.2.1811LieutenantNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
12.1809 - 11.1811MasterNBD1849

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1810Master's MateNL1865

Service History

DateEventSource
9.1807Sailed with a convoy for the West IndiesBWAS-1793
6.9.1808Recruit vs Dilgente
28.1.1809Capture of Martinique
14.4.1809Capture of the d'Hautpoult
17.4.1809Took the Ship of the Line off Puerto Rico
9.11.1811Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1793
2.11.1813Drove the BWAS-1793
13.6.1815Paid off into Ordinary at PlymouthBWAS-1793
7.8.1822Sold at Plymouth to R Forbes for £1,050BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

NL1865The Admiralty, Digital Book

TRN5William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

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