British sloop 'Shamrock' (1812)

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Shamrock
Nominal Guns	12	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	16.11.1811	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	3.1812	BWAS-1793
Launched	8.8.1812	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	King's Lynn - Norfolk	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Bold - Modified Confounder Class (1811)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Edward LarkingBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Transfered	3.1833	BWAS-1793
Becomes	British brig 'Shamrock' (1833) (12) 1833-1867 British 12 Gun Unrated Brig 1863 Renamed "WV 18"

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck84' 1"Imperial Feet25.6096
Length of Keel69' 9 ¾"Imperial Feet21.0503
Breadth22' 0"Imperial Feet6.7056
Depth in Hold11' 0 ¼"Imperial Feet3.3592
Burthen179 ⁶⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

8.8.1812Broadside Weight = 96 Imperial Pound ( 43.536 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck10 British 18-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
181160Design Complement

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
11.1812 - 11.1813CommanderBWAS-179311.1813 - 6.1814CommanderBWAS-17937.6.1814 - 9.10.1815CommanderNL18655.1817 - 1828CommanderBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
18.9.1812fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
1814On the Irish StationBWAS-1793
10.1815Paid off into Ordinary at PlymouthBWAS-1793
11.1816Began fitting as a survey vessel at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
2.1817Completed fitting as a survey vessel at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
5.1817RecommissionedBWAS-1793
9.1830Began fitting as a Coal Depot at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
11.1831Completed fitting as a Coal Depot at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NL1865The Admiralty, Digital Book

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