British Sixth Rate post ship 'Bacchante' (1803)

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Bacchante

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Nominal Guns20BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
French corvette 'La Bacchante' (1795) (18) 1795-1803
French 18 Gun
Unrated Corvette
Captured25.6.1803BWAS-1793
First Commissioned11.1803BWAS-1793
ShipyardHonfleur - Normandy BWAS-1793
Designed by
Charles-Henri TellierFrench
Ship Builder
BWAS-1793
CategorySixth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypePost ShipBWAS-1793
Sold27.7.1809BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck131' 6"Imperial Feet39.9337 
Length of Keel111' 8 ⅛"Imperial Feet33.836 
Breadth32' 10 ½"Imperial Feet9.7663 
Depth in Hold14' 8 ¾"Imperial Feet4.2863 
Burthen642Tons BM 

Armament


11.1803Broadside Weight = 300 Imperial Pound ( 136.05 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck18 British 32-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck2 British 12-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
11.1803175 BWAS-1793

4 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
11.1803 - 5.7.1805Captain
Charles DashwoodBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1815
BWAS-17935.7.1805 - 8.1806Captain
Randall M'DonnellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1807
BWAS-17938.1806 - 6.10.1807Captain
James Richard DacresBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1848
BWAS-17936.10.1807 - 1809Captain
Samuel Hood InglefieldBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1811
BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
12.1803 - 1806Lieutenant
John CampbellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1813
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
23.7.1803Arrived at PlymouthBWAS-1793
10.1803Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
2.1804Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
6.1804Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
3.4.1805Took the Cutter
Elizabet (10) 1805-1805
Spanish 10 Gun
Unrated Cutter
off Havanna
5.4.1805Boat attack on Marieb, CubaBWAS-1793
14.5.1805Took the Schooner
Felix (6) 1805-1805
Spanish 6 Gun
Privateer Schooner
off HavannaBG
18.11.1805Took the Privateer
Los Dos Azares (2) 1805-1805
Spanish 2 Gun
Privateer Unknown

29.8.1806Cut out three Spanish armed vessels from Santa Marta, ColumbiaBWAS-1793
4.2.1807Took the Schooner
Dauphin (3) 1807-1807
Spanish 3 Gun
Privateer Schooner

13.9.1807Took the Privateer
Amor de la Patria (3) 1807-1807
Spanish 3 Gun
Privateer Unknown

11.5.1808Took the Brig-Corvette
Le Griffon (16) 1806-1808
French 16 Gun
Unrated Brig-Corvette
near cape St Anthony

 
Previous comments on this page

Posted by Tim Oakley on Wednesday 26th of December 2018 06:08

29 August 1806 Bacchante20 Captain James Richard Dacres, cruising off Santa-Martha on the Spanish main, sent her boats, under the command of Lieutenant George Norton, assisted by John Howard the gunner, master's mates Henry Overend and Joseph Birch, lieutenant of marines John M. Pilcher, William Leriche purser, and Robert Burnett the carpenter, to attempt the capture or destruction of some Spanish vessels at anchor in the harbour.

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