British Sixth Rate post ship 'Wye' (1814)

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Wye
Nominal Guns	20	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	18.1.1813	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	9.1813	BWAS-1793
Launched	17.8.1814	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	5.1815	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Redbridge - Hampshire	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Conway 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
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Post Ship	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	10.1852	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck108' 1 ⅞"Imperial Feet32.9406
Length of Gundeck108' 0"Imperial Feet32.9184
Length of Keel89' 11 ½"Imperial Feet27.1399
Length of Keel89' 9 ⅝"Imperial Feet27.1431
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 - 1816CaptainBWAS-17931816 - 2.1816CaptainBWAS-17932.1816 - 1818CaptainBWAS-17931818 - 5.1820CaptainBWAS-17935.1820 - 1823CaptainBWAS-1793

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
5.1815 - 1816Rear-Admiral of the RedBWAS-1793

5 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
5.5.1814 - 4.9.1815Flag LieutenantNBD184918.5.1815 - 20.1.1816First LieutenantNBD184916.6.1815 - 1816LieutenantNBD18498.6.1816 - 12.1818LieutenantNBD184915.12.1818 - 29.11.1819First LieutenantNBD1849

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1816 - 17.4.1824Master's MateNBD1849

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

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

Previous comments on this page

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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