British sloop 'Wasp' (1800)

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Wasp

7211
Nominal Guns18BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
French Privateer brig 'La Guèpe' (1798) (18) 1798-1800
French 18 Gun
Privateer Brig
Captured29.8.1800BWAS-1793
First Commissioned7.1801BWAS-1793
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Sold17.5.1811BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck101' 9"Imperial Feet31.0134 
Length of Keel83' 5"Imperial Feet25.3407 
Breadth25' 11"Imperial Feet7.6251 
Depth in Hold12' 2"Imperial Feet3.683 
Burthen298 2⁄94Tons BM 
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen250French Tonneaux245.729 

Armament


7.1801Broadside Weight = 201 Imperial Pound ( 91.1535 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 24-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 9-Pounder

8 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
23.6.1801 - 29.4.1802Commander
Charles BullenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1852
NBD184929.4.1802 - 7.1804Captain
Charles BullenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1852
NBD184927.5.1803 - 28.3.1805Commander
Frederick Whitworth William AylmerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1854
Transfered ADM 196/3/3NBD18493.1805 - 28.9.1805Commander
John SimpsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1813
BWAS-17933.1805Lieutenant
Joseph PackwoodBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1811
BWAS-179328.9.1805 - 25.10.1806Commander
Buckland Stirling BluettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1789-1815
NBD18491807Commander
William Standway ParkinsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1808
BWAS-17931807 - 5.1809Commander
John HaswellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1811
BWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
12.1801 - 25.3.1802Acting Lieutenant
William Collins BarkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1821
NBD184925.3.1802 - 8.1803Lieutenant
William Collins BarkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1821
NBD1849

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
10.1800 - 12.1801Midshipman
William Collins BarkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1821
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
5.10.1800Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
31.8.1801Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
12.1801Sailed to Sierra LeoneBWAS-1793
1.1802Sailed from Sierra Leone to the West IndiesBWAS-1793
7.1802Paid offBWAS-1793
5.1803RecommissionedBWAS-1793
19.7.1803Took the Privateer
Le Despoir (2) 1803-1803
French 2 Gun
Privateer Unknown
BWAS-1793
11.6.1804Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1806In the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
4.6.1806Took the Schooner
Le Napoléon (6) 1806-1806
French 6 Gun
Privateer Schooner

1807Returned homeBWAS-1793
5.1809Laid up at DeptfordBWAS-1793
17.5.1811Sold at DeptfordBWAS-1793

 
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