British sloop 'Cherokee' (1808)

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Cherokee

3592
Nominal Guns10BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered30.3.1807BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down12.1807BWAS-1793
Launched24.2.1808BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardBlackwall Yard - Blackwall 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 PerryBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1775-1810
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Sold26.3.1828BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck90' 1 ⅝"Imperial Feet27.4479 
Length of Keel73' 8 ⅝"Imperial Feet22.2663 
Breadth24' 7"Imperial Feet7.3597 
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528 
Draught Forward6' 6"Imperial Feet1.9812 
Draught Aft9' 2"Imperial Feet2.794 
Burthen237 38⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


24.2.1808Broadside 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

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
6.1808 - 11.1.1810Commander
Richard ArthurBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1788-1853
BWAS-179311.1.1810 - 1815Commander
William RamageBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1815
BWAS-17937.8.1822 - 11.3.1826Commander
William KeatsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1826
Discharged ADM 196/5/3ADM 196

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
4.9.1822 - 1826Lieutenant
George BarkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1826
NBD1849

3 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
13.5.1817 - 23.1.1819Master
Samuel DouglasBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1814-1828
ref:18711822 - 1826Master
Mentor WilkinsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1812-1826
ref:187118.4.1822 - 6.8.1822Master
James HendersonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1822-1828
ref:1871

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
9.1815 - 3.12.1815Midshipman
Charles James BeartBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1815
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
24.2.1808Began coppering at Blackwall - London BWAS-1793
10.3.1808Completed coppering at Blackwall - London BWAS-1793
10.3.1808Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
6.1808Commissioned for the DownsBWAS-1793
10.7.1808Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
11.1.1810Took the Privateer
L'Aimable Nelly (16) 1810-1810
French 16 Gun
Privateer Unknown
cut out from Dieppe Harbour
1815Paid offBWAS-1793
1827Paid offBWAS-1793
26.3.1828Sold at Deptford to J. Crystal for £610BWAS-1793

 
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