British sloop 'Brazen' (1808)

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Brazen

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Nominal Guns18BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered6.11.1794BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down15.6.1807BWAS-1793
Launched26.5.1808BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardPortsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
Ship ClassBittern Class (1794)BWAS-1793
Designed by
Sir John HenslowBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1761-1801
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Nicholas DiddamsBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Broken Up7.1848BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck110' 3"Imperial Feet33.5356 
Length of Keel90' 9 ⅞"Imperial Feet27.4542 
Breadth29' 6 ½"Imperial Feet8.8519 
Depth in Hold8' 6"Imperial Feet2.4384 
Draught Forward8' 0"Imperial Feet2.4384 
Draught Aft11' 9"Imperial Feet3.5814 
Burthen421 57⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


26.5.1808Broadside Weight = 342 Imperial Pound ( 155.097 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck18 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 12-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1794121Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
5.1808 - 21.10.1810Commander
Lewis ShepheardBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1815
BWAS-179311.1810 - 10.1812Commander
Richard Longfield DaviesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1812
BWAS-179310.1812 - 1817Commander
Sir James StirlingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1808-1847
BWAS-17931819 - 1822Captain
William ShepheardBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1822
BWAS-17931.1823 - 1826Captain
George Wickins WillesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1836
BWAS-1793

3 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
24.5.1813 - 4.6.1815Lieutenant
George BrooksBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1815
NBD18491.11.1819 - 11.3.1823Lieutenant
Henry Esch AtkinsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1827
NBD18491820 - 9.11.1821Acting Lieutenant
Charles BurnetBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1811-1832
NBD1849

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1.7.1820 - 16.1.1823Acting Master
Edward RoseBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1820-1834
ref:1871

Service History


DateEventSource
6.11.1794OrderedBWAS-1793
1799Order cancelled, but later reinstatedBWAS-1793
1809Sailed to JamaicaBWAS-1793
3.6.1813Sailed with a convoy to Hudson's BayBWAS-1793
1814Sailed to North AmericaBWAS-1793
10.1815Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
12.1815Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
1817Sailed to JamaicaBWAS-1793
12.1818Began middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1.1820Completed middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1821Sailed to St HelenaBWAS-1793
1822At CorkBWAS-1793
1827Fitted a a floating church at ChathamBWAS-1793
10.2.1828Delivered to the Committee of the Floating ChurchBWAS-1793
1846ReturnedBWAS-1793
7.1848Broken up at DeptfordBWAS-1793

 
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