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4131
Nominal Guns16
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Purchased6.1804
ShipyardBarnstaple - Devon
CategoryUnrated
Ship TypeSloop
Sailing RigShip Rigged
Broken Up4.1811

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck98' 0"Imperial Feet29.8704 
Length of Keel78' 8"Imperial Feet23.7998 
Breadth27' 0"Imperial Feet8.2296 
Burthen305Tons BM 

Armament


6.1804Broadside Weight = 135 Imperial Pound ( 61.2225 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck14 British 18-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
6.180465 BWAS-1793

5 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
6.1804 - 7.1809Commander
Henry Gage MorrisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1812
BWAS-1793
7.1809 - 8.1809Commander
John BradleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1802-1815
BWAS-1793
8.1809 - 9.1809Commander
Sir Arthur AtchisonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1812
BWAS-1793
13.9.1809 - 29.4.1810Commander
Donald CampbellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1791-1846
NBD1849
2.5.1810 - 1811Commander
John CoddBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1821
BWAS-1793

3 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
12.11.1804 - 7.12.1805Lieutenant
William BoroughBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1843
NBD1849
22.5.1806 - 21.7.1806Acting Lieutenant
John Jordan ArrowBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1814
NL1865
6.1806 - 3.1807Lieutenant
Parkins PrynnBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1807
NAO

Service History


DateEventSource
6.1804Commissioned for the Irish SeaBWAS-1793
5.1810At PlymouthBWAS-1793
4.1811Broken up at PlymouthBWAS-1793


Notes on Ship


OriginBWAS-1793
Mercantile Wimbury built at Barnstable in 1803

 
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