British sloop 'Halcyon' (1803)

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Halcyon
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French brig 'L'Alcion' (1801) (16) 1801-1803 French 16 Gun Unrated Brig
Captured	8.7.1803	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Basse-Indre - Nantes	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Alcion Class (1801)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Jean Michel SegondatFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1790-1846	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	6.1812	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck91' 6"Imperial Feet27.8892
Length of Keel71' 4 ⅜"Imperial Feet21.6503
Breadth28' 0"Imperial Feet8.5344
Depth in Hold8' 0"Imperial Feet2.4384
Burthen297 ⁶⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

5.1804Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck14 British 24-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
8.5.1804 - 23.12.1809CommanderBWAS-179323.12.1809 - 1812CommanderBWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
9.1803 - 8.5.1804Acting LieutenantNBD18498.5.1804 - 3.1808LieutenantNBD1849

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1805 - 3.1809MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
20.9.1804Took the Xebec off Gibraltar
13.12.1806Action off Cape St Martin
13.12.1806Took the Unrated off Cape St Martin
4.1807Began refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
6.1807Completed refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
10.1.1808Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
30.8.1809Took the Privateer off Cape St Martin
6.1812Broken up at SheernessBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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