British Sixth Rate post ship 'Crocodile' (1806)

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Crocodile

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Nominal Guns22BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered30.1.1805BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down6.1805BWAS-1793
Launched19.4.1806BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardTemple's Yard - Jarrow BWAS-1793
Ship ClassBanterer Class (1805)BWAS-1793
Designed by
William RuleBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1778-1813
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Simon TempleBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1759
BWAS-1793
CategorySixth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypePost ShipBWAS-1793
Broken Up10.1816BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck118' 2"Imperial Feet35.9692 
Length of Keel98' 7 ⅜"Imperial Feet29.8799 
Breadth32' 0 ½"Imperial Feet9.7663 
Depth in Hold10' 7"Imperial Feet3.2258 
Draught Forward9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432 
Draught Aft12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719 
Burthen538 50⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


19.4.1806Broadside Weight = 201 Imperial Pound ( 91.1535 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck22 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 24-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
28.3.1805155Design Complement

6 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
7.1806Captain
John Astley BennettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1807
BWAS-17937.1806 - 1808Commander
George BettesworthBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1803
BWAS-17936.10.1807 - 16.9.1809Captain
George CadoganBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1857
BWAS-17931809 - 6.1812Captain
John Richard LumleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1810
BWAS-17939.1809 - 18.6.1811Commodore
Edward Henry ColumbineBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1798
†BWAS-17936.1812 - 6.1815Captain
William ElliotBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1823
BWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
8.11.1806 - 30.4.1807Lieutenant
John Donaldson BoswallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1846
NBD18494.2.1807 - 2.2.1808Lieutenant
Herbert CaigerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1827
NBD1849

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1.1829 - 7.1829Master
Robert BeecroftBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1816-1834
ref:1871

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
1813 - 1.1814Midshipman
James BurneyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1835
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
18.6.1806Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
10.8.1806Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
16.9.1809Sailed for the Greenland FisheriesBWAS-1793
13.1.1810Sailed for the coast of AfricaBWAS-1793
9.11.1812Sailed for PortugalBWAS-1793
6.1815Paid offBWAS-1793
10.1816Broken up at PortsmouthBWAS-1793

 
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