British brig-corvette 'Muros' (1809)

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Muros

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Nominal Guns14BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered3.5.1808BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down6.1808BWAS-1793
Launched23.10.1809BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardChatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
Ship ClassCrocus Class (1807)BWAS-1793
Designed by
The SurveyorsBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1739-1806
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Sir Robert SeppingsBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1805-1832
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeBrig-CorvetteBWAS-1793
Sold for Break Up18.4.1822BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck92' 1"Imperial Feet28.0543 
Length of Keel72' 9 ½"Imperial Feet21.9583 
Breadth25' 6"Imperial Feet7.6505 
Depth in Hold12' 8"Imperial Feet3.7592 
Draught Forward6' 10"Imperial Feet1.8288 
Draught Aft8' 11"Imperial Feet2.4638 
Burthen251 72⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


23.10.1809Broadside Weight = 150 Imperial Pound ( 68.025 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck12 British 24-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
28.3.180786Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
10.1809 - 1.1810Commander
Clement SneydBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1813
BWAS-179312.1811 - 2.12.1812Commander
Sir James AberdourBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1812
BWAS-17932.12.1812 - 20.7.1813Commander
Charles HobartBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1809-1813
†BWAS-179320.7.1813 - 4.1815Commander
Thomas Saville GriffinhoofeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1808-1830
BWAS-179324.4.1815 - 6.1816Commander
George GoslingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1809-1825
BWAS-1793

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
25.11.1809 - 8.18101st Class Volunteer
James KingstonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1809-1821
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
23.10.1809Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
13.12.1809Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
1.1810Stranded in a gale off Jersey and paid offBWAS-1793
11.1811Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
12.1811RecommissionedBWAS-1793
2.1812Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
17.5.1813Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1793
6.1816Laid up at DeptfordBWAS-1793
1817At WoolwichBWAS-1793
1820At DeptfordBWAS-1793
18.4.1822Sold at Deptford to Thomas Pitman for £910BWAS-1793

 
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Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 5th of July 2026 18:26

Portsmouth, 9 December 1815: The Muros, Captain Gosling, arrived on Tuesday from Antigua, last from Cork; she sailed from Antigua on the 22d October, and arrived at Cork the 28th ult. She is ordered to proceed to Woolwich to be paid off. [Hampshire Chronicle, 11 December 1815]

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