British sloop 'Drake' (1804)

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1st Rate Ship of the Line
1812 Renamed "Princess Royal"
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Drake
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Merchant packet 'Earl of Mornington' (1799) (14) 1799-1804 British 14 Gun Merchant Packet
Purchased	2.1804	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Blackwall Yard - Blackwall	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John PerryBritish Ship Builder Service 1775-1810	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	8.1808	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck104' 0"Imperial Feet31.6992
Length of Keel79' 3"Imperial Feet24.0877
Breadth24' 6"Imperial Feet7.3533
Burthen253Tons BM

Armament

10.1804Broadside Weight = 144 Imperial Pound ( 65.304 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
10.180475 BWAS-1793

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
10.1804 - 1806CaptainBWAS-179328.11.1806 - 12.10.1807CommanderBWAS-179312.10.1807 - 1808CommanderBWAS-17931808LieutenantBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
19.12.1804 - 11.4.1806LieutenantNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
21.8.1804Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
16.1.1805Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
12.4.1805Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
8.1808Broken up at SheernessBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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