British sloop 'Favorite' (1806)

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Favorite
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	30.11.1805	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	2.1806	BWAS-1793
Launched	13.9.1806	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Ipswich - Suffolk	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cormorant Class - revived (1805)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John HenslowBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1761-1801	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Jabez BaileyBritish Ship Builder Service 1804-1814	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	2.1821	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck108' 9 ½"Imperial Feet32.9311
Length of Keel91' 2 ⅝"Imperial Feet27.7527
Breadth29' 8"Imperial Feet8.8618
Depth in Hold9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432
Draught Forward7' 2"Imperial Feet2.1844
Draught Aft11' 1"Imperial Feet3.3782
Burthen427 ³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

13.9.1806Broadside Weight = 334 Imperial Pound ( 151.469 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1806121Design Complement

8 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
11.1806 - 7.1807Commander†BWAS-17937.1807 - 1808LieutenantBWAS-17931808 - 1.8.1811CommanderBWAS-17931.8.1811 - 4.1812CaptainBWAS-17934.1812 - 1813CaptainBWAS-17931814 - 10.1814CaptainBWAS-179310.1814 - 6.1817CaptainBWAS-17939.1817 - 1820CaptainBWAS-1793

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1814 - 6.1817First LieutenantNBD18491814 - 3.1814LieutenantNBD184917.1.1818 - 3.1.1821LieutenantNBD1849

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
11.1814 - 10.1820MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
1181Refitted as a 20 gun Sixth Rate Post Ship
26.9.1806Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
25.12.1806Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
21.5.1807Sailed with a convoy for AfricaBWAS-1793
1808On the Jamaica StationBWAS-1793
8.1811Refitted as a 20 gun Sixth Rate Post Ship
2.6.1813Sailed for the West coast of AfricaBWAS-1793
1814In Ordinary at WoolwichBWAS-1793
6.1814Began small repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
10.1814RecommissionedBWAS-1793
10.1814Completed small repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
2.1817Refitted as a 26 gun Sixth Rate Post Ship
6.1817Paid offBWAS-1793
9.1817RecommissionedBWAS-1793
9.1817Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
12.1817Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
2.1821Broken up at PortsmouthBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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