British Sixth Rate post ship 'Wye' (1814)

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Wye

7449
Nominal Guns20BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered18.1.1813BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down9.1813BWAS-1793
Launched17.8.1814BWAS-1793
First Commissioned5.1815BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardRedbridge - Hampshire BWAS-1793
Ship ClassConway Class (1813)BWAS-1793
Designed by
William RuleBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1778-1813
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Hobbs & HellyerBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1793
CategorySixth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypePost ShipBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Broken Up10.1852BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck108' 1 ⅞"Imperial Feet32.9406 
Length of Gundeck108' 0"Imperial Feet32.9184 
Length of Keel89' 9 ⅝"Imperial Feet27.1431 
Length of Keel89' 11 ½"Imperial Feet27.1399 
Breadth30' 6 ¾"Imperial Feet9.1631 
Breadth30' 6"Imperial Feet9.2964 
Depth in Hold9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432 
Draught Forward8' 6"Imperial Feet2.5908 
Draught Aft11' 6"Imperial Feet3.5052 
Burthen444 33⁄94Tons BM 
Burthen446 89⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


17.8.1814Broadside Weight = 342 Imperial Pound ( 155.097 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck18 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 12-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1813155Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
5.1815 - 1816Captain
Andrew Pellatt GreenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1856
BWAS-17931816 - 2.1816Captain
James LillicrapBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1846
BWAS-17932.1816 - 1818Captain
John HarperBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1818
BWAS-17931818 - 5.1820Captain
George Wickins WillesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1836
BWAS-17935.1820 - 1823Captain
Peter FisherBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1823
BWAS-1793

1 Flag Officer


DatesRankNameSource
5.1815 - 1816Rear-Admiral of the Red
Sir Thomas Francis FremantleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1819
BWAS-1793

5 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
5.5.1814 - 4.9.1815Flag Lieutenant
John BranfordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1820
NBD184918.5.1815 - 20.1.1816First Lieutenant
Edward Hollingworth DelafosseBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1816
NBD184916.6.1815 - 1816Lieutenant
John WillisonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1816
NBD18498.6.1816 - 12.1818Lieutenant
Henry BrettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1802-1818
NBD184915.12.1818 - 29.11.1819First Lieutenant
John BendysheBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1819
NBD1849

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
1816 - 17.4.1824Master's Mate
Isaac AvarneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1810-1828
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
18.8.1814Began fitting for ordinary at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
23.8.1814Completed fitting for ordinary at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
5.1815Commissioned as flagship in the Channel IslandsBWAS-1793
5.1815Began fitting for sea at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
10.7.1815Completed fitting for sea at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
2.1816On the Halifax StationBWAS-1793
1823Paid offBWAS-1793
9.1825Refitted as a Other Vessels Prison hulk
9.1825fitting as a Convict Ship at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
4.1834At ChathamBWAS-1793
10.1852Broken up at DeptfordBWAS-1793

 
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Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 28th of June 2026 19:46

Portsmouth, 24 February 1816: Captain the Hon A Maitland is appointed to the Glasgow, 40, at Chatham; Capt Harper to the Wye, at Sheerness. Lieut T Goble to be first Lieutenant of the Glasgow; Mr R Spencer to be Master of the Prince Regent yacht. [Hampshire Telegraph, 26 February 1816]

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