British sloop 'Wanderer' (1806)

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Wanderer
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	19.11.1805	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	2.1806	BWAS-1793
Launched	29.9.1806	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Mistley - Essex	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cormorant Class - revived (1805)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	The SurveyorsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1739-1806	BWAS-1793
Constructor	James BettsBritish Ship Builder Service 1778-1807	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	6.3.1817	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck109' 3"Imperial Feet33.2317
Length of Keel91' 6"Imperial Feet27.8892
Breadth29' 9"Imperial Feet8.8646
Depth in Hold9' 0 ½"Imperial Feet2.7559
Burthen430 ⁷¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

29.9.1806Broadside Weight = 334 Imperial Pound ( 151.469 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1806121Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
12.1806 - 4.1811CommanderBWAS-179318.3.1810 - 11.5.1810LieutenantNBD18494.1811 - 10.1814CaptainBWAS-17939.10.1814 - 12.1814CaptainBWAS-179312.1814 - 1815CaptainBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
15.3.1815 - 12.1815LieutenantNBD1849

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
4.1811 - 1814MidshipmanNBD18491814 - 15.3.1815MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
25.10.1806Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
31.1.1807Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
3.7.1808Landing at Sint Maarten
1811Refitted as a 20 gun Sixth Rate Post Ship
17.6.1812Sailed with a convoy for LisbonBWAS-1793
28.8.1812Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1793
12.1814In the ChannelBWAS-1793
2.1817Refitted as a 24 gun Sixth Rate Post Ship
6.3.1817Sold to Mr. Splidt for £1,150BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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