British sloop 'Bermuda' (1808)

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Bermuda

3294
Nominal Guns10BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered18.7.1808BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down8.1808BWAS-1793
Launched20.12.1808BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardFrindsbury - Kent BWAS-1793
Ship ClassCherokee Class (1807)BWAS-1793
Designed by
Sir Henry PeakeBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1762-1813
BWAS-1793
Constructor
John PelhamBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Wrecked24.11.1816BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck90' 0"Imperial Feet27.432 
Length of Keel73' 6 ½"Imperial Feet22.2631 
Breadth24' 8"Imperial Feet7.366 
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528 
Draught Forward6' 5"Imperial Feet1.9558 
Draught Aft8' 9"Imperial Feet2.667 
Burthen238 1⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


20.12.1808Broadside Weight = 78 Imperial Pound ( 35.373 kg)B181
Gun Deck8 British 18-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
26.11.180775Design Complement

4 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
2.1809 - 12.8.1812Commander
Alexander CunninghamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1812
BWAS-179313.8.1812 - 31.12.1812Commander
James John Gordon BremerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1849
NBD18491.1813 - 6.1815Commander
William WolrigeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1810-1851
BWAS-17936.1815 - 16.11.1816Commander
John PakenhamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1811-1826
BWAS-1793

3 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
24.2.1809 - 16.1.1810Lieutenant
George YoungBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1846
NBD18495.1812 - 6.4.1815Lieutenant
Henry BelseyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1815
NBD184913.10.1815 - 1817Lieutenant
Richard Henry KingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1839
NBD1849

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
1814 - 1815Midshipman
Henry BullBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1813-1829
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
21.12.1808Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
8.7.1809Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
3.5.1812Capture of the Apelles
4.5.1812Took the Sloop
Apelles (14) 1808-1816
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop
retaken off Boulogne
11.9.1812Took the Privateer
Le Bon Génie (16) 1810-1812
French 16 Gun
Privateer Unknown
in the Channel
16.11.1816Wrecked on Tapico BarBWAS-1793

 
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