British sloop 'Vulture' (1803)

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Vulture
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	6.1803	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	8.1803	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	South Shields - Durham - River Tyne	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	30.9.1814	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck105' 0"Imperial Feet32.004
Length of Keel81' 11"Imperial Feet24.7142
Breadth29' 11 ½"Imperial Feet8.8519
Depth in Hold12' 9 ½"Imperial Feet3.6703
Burthen391Tons BM

Armament

8.1803Broadside Weight = 186 Imperial Pound ( 84.351 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck14 British 24-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck2 British 12-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
8.1803 - 1806CommanderBWAS-179312.1806 - 1807CommanderBWAS-179310.1808 - 1811CommanderBWAS-17931811 - 1.2.1812CommanderBWAS-17936.2.1812 - 6.1814CommanderNBD1849

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
7.3.1808 - 31.12.1808LieutenantNBD18491.12.1808 - 1809LieutenantNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
20.7.1803Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
29.9.1803Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
11.1806Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
8.1807Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
12.1807Began fitting as a Floating Battery at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
2.1808Refitted as a 16 gun Unrated Floating Battery
2.1808Completed fitting as a Floating Battery at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
30.9.1814Sold at Deptford for £1,500BWAS-1793

Notes on Ship

OriginBWAS-1793
Mercantile Warrior built at 'Shields' in 1801

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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