British sloop 'Blossom' (1806)

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Blossom

3346
Nominal Guns18BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered19.11.1805BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down2.1806BWAS-1793
Launched10.12.1806BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardNortham - Devon BWAS-1793
Ship ClassCormorant Class - revived (1805)BWAS-1793
Designed by
Sir John HenslowBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1761-1801
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Robert GuillaumeBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Broken Up8.1848BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck108' 4 ½"Imperial Feet32.9311 
Length of Keel90' 11 ½"Imperial Feet27.4447 
Breadth29' 8 ¾"Imperial Feet8.8583 
Depth in Hold9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432 
Draught Forward8' 3"Imperial Feet2.5146 
Draught Aft11' 4"Imperial Feet3.4544 
Burthen427Tons BM 

Armament


10.12.1806Broadside Weight = 334 Imperial Pound ( 151.469 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1806121Design Complement

11 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
12.1806 - 4.1808Commander
George PigotBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1802-1808
BWAS-179324.4.1808 - 10.1808Commander
Thomas DenchBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1814
BWAS-179310.1808 - 23.5.1809Commander
Henry ProbynBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1791-1809
BWAS-179323.5.1809 - 30.5.1810Commander
Francis BeaufortBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1787-1847
NBD184930.5.1810 - 1813Commander
William StewartBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1787-1813
BWAS-17931813 - 1814Commander
Edward Reynolds SiblyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1814
BWAS-17931814Captain
Joshua Ricketts RowleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1808-1823
BWAS-17936.1817 - 8.1819Captain
Frederick HickeyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1819
BWAS-17937.1820 - 9.1822Captain
Frederick VernonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1809-1824
BWAS-17939.9.1822 - 1824Captain
Archibald MacleanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1821-1824
BWAS-17937.1.1825 - 12.10.1828Commander
Frederick William BeecheyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1836
NBD1849

5 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1810 - 4.11.1810Lieutenant
Samuel DaviesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1802-1810
†BWAS-17937.1.1818 - 9.2.1821Lieutenant
Richard HoareBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1813-1827
RNB182314.7.1818 - 7.1820Lieutenant
Henry BoltonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1809-1830
NBD184918.4.1825 - 1828Lieutenant
Edward BelcherBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1812-1842
NBD18499.5.1829 - 1829Lieutenant
Bird AllenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1823-1838
W033

4 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
2.7.1817 - 30.6.1819Master
Robert ThompsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1813-1819
ref:187125.3.1820 - 4.7.1820Master
William SidneyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1811-1827
ref:187112.7.1822 - 26.6.1824Master
Samuel DouglasBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1814-1828
ref:187110.1.1825 - 9.1828Master
Thomas ElsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1817-1839
ref:1871

6 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
1810Midshipman
John MarshallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1810-1815
TRN51810Master's Mate
Richard HamblyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1810-1811
TRN51817 - 5.1821Master's Mate
Cheesman Henry BinsteadBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1810-1841
NBD18493.1817 - 13.7.1819Midshipman
Robert Ross AchmutyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1808-1821
NBD18498.1822 - 6.1824Midshipman
John BurroughBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1818-1834
NBD18493.1825 - 9.1828Midshipman
Richard Brydges BeecheyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1821-1846
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
15.12.1806Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
21.4.1807Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
13.2.1808Sailed for PortugalBWAS-1793
23.4.1808Attack on the Garotta
19.6.1809Sailed with a convoy for QuebecBWAS-1793
18.6.1810Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
4.11.1810Capture of the César
4.11.1810Took the Xebec
Le César (4) 1810-1810
French 4 Gun
Privateer Xebec
off Cape Socié
29.4.1811Action of 1811-04-29
23.2.1812Took the Schooner
Le Jean Bart (7) 1812-1812
French 7 Gun
Privateer Schooner
off NaplesBG
29.4.1812Boat action in the Rhone
1813Refitted as a 20 gun Sixth Rate Post Ship
1814Placed in Ordinary at SheernessBWAS-1793
8.1815Began middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
1.1817Completed middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £13367.0.0dBWAS-1793
2.1817Refitted as a 24 gun Sixth Rate Post Ship
6.1817RecommissionedBWAS-1793
6.1817Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
8.1817Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £6243.0.0dBWAS-1793
8.1819Paid offBWAS-1793
7.1824Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
12.1824Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £5509.0.0dBWAS-1793
12.1824Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
1.1825RecommissionedBWAS-1793
5.1825Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £8160.0.0dBWAS-1793
5.1828Paid offBWAS-1793
4.1829Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
8.1829Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
1.1833fitting as a Lazarette at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
8.1848Broken up at ChathamBWAS-1793

 
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