British sloop 'Ariel' (1781)

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Ariel

3119
Nominal Guns16BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered14.3.1780BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down6.1780BWAS-1714
Launched18.10.1781BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardLiverpool - Lancashire BWAS-1714
Ship ClassZebra Class (1779)BWAS-1714
Designed by
Edward HuntBritish
Ship Builder
Administrator
Dockyard Staff
Service 1757-1809
BWAS-1714
Constructor
Peter BakerBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1732-1796
BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sold8.1802BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck98' 0"Imperial Feet29.8704 
Length of Keel80' 1 ¼"Imperial Feet24.3904 
Breadth27' 5 ½"Imperial Feet8.2423 
Depth in Hold13' 4"Imperial Feet3.9963 
Burthen314 42⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


18.10.1781Broadside Weight = 51 Imperial Pound ( 23.1288 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

9.1787Broadside Weight = 96 Imperial Pound ( 43.536 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck16 British 12-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
12.8.177916Design Complement

9 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
23.8.1781 - 15.1.1783Commander
Lewis FabianBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1771-1783
ADM 6/22/329BWAS-171415.1.1783 - 7.4.1783Commander
John SmithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1805
ADM 6/23/10BWAS-17147.4.1783 - 26.8.1788Commander
James NormanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1749-1795
Transfered ADM 6/23/47BWAS-171415.11.1789 - 28.10.1790Commander
Robert MoorsomBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1784-1825
ADM 6/24/105
Issued by
The Hon. William CornwallisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1807
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 29.1.1791BWAS-171428.10.1790 - 1.10.1791Commander
Charles CunninghamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1775-1829
ADM 6/24/149
Issued by
The Hon. William CornwallisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1807
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 6.12.1791BWAS-171422.11.1790 - 30.9.1791Commander
Edward Oliver OsbornBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1813
ADM 6/24/89ADM 6/2422.11.1790 - 24.5.1793Commander
Stephen George ChurchBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1787-1794
Transfered ADM 6/24/89ADM 6/241.10.1791 - 5.6.1793Commander
Edward James FooteBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1785-1830
Transfered ADM 6/24/162
Issued by
The Hon. William CornwallisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1807
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 12.4.1792ADM 6/246.7.1794Commander
William OgilvyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1801
ADM 6/25/56ADM 6/25

5 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
26.2.1790 - 30.4.1791Second Lieutenant
James NewmanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1795
ADM 6/24/155
Issued by
The Hon. William CornwallisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1807
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 11.2.1792ADM 6/241.5.1791 - 31.12.1792Second Lieutenant
Thomas AllenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1791-1798
Transfered ADM 6/24/149
Issued by
The Hon. William CornwallisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1807
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 6.12.1791ADM 6/2431.5.1791 - 31.12.1792Second Lieutenant
Archibald Collingwood DicksonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1791-1816
Transfered ADM 6/24/175
Issued by
The Hon. William CornwallisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1807
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 28.9.1792ADM 6/241.8.1791 - 28.1.1794Second Lieutenant
Robert Stuart LambertBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1791-1822
Transfered ADM 6/24/156
Issued by
The Hon. William CornwallisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1807
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 21.2.1792ADM 6/2415.3.1792 - 31.12.1792Second Lieutenant
Edward BraceBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1843
Transfered ADM 6/24/173
Issued by
The Hon. William CornwallisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1807
, East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 8.9.1792ADM 6/24

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
1.11.1781 - 5.4.1783Able Seaman
Thomas WilkesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1816
ADM 9/6/1983ADM 9

Service History


DateEventSource
6.1780Began building at Liverpool - Lancashire BWAS-1714
18.10.1781Completed building at Liverpool - Lancashire at a cost of £6951.8.7dBWAS-1714
18.10.1781Began coppering and fitting at Liverpool - Lancashire BWAS-1714
5.2.1782Completed coppering and fitting at Liverpool - Lancashire BWAS-1714
4.1783Paid offBWAS-1714
5.1783RecommissionedBWAS-1714
22.6.1783Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
11.1785fitting for ordinary at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
4.1787Began middling repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
9.1787RecommissionedBWAS-1714
11.1787Completed middling repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £5881.0.0dBWAS-1714
11.2.1789Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
8.1792Laid up at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
8.1802Sold at PortsmouthBWAS-1714


Notes on Ship


ArmamentBWAS-1714
The shot weight of the Carronades fitted in 1787 is uncertain.
 
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