British sloop 'Helena' (1804)

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Helena

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Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered27.11.1802BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down3.1803BWAS-1793
Launched26.4.1804BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardGreat Yarmouth - Norfolk BWAS-1793
Ship ClassMerlin Class (1795)BWAS-1793
Designed by
William RuleBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1778-1813
BWAS-1793
Constructor
John PrestonBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Sold21.7.1814BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck106' 1"Imperial Feet32.313 
Length of Keel87' 6 ⅞"Imperial Feet26.5398 
Breadth28' 2"Imperial Feet8.5408 
Depth in Hold13' 9"Imperial Feet4.0386 
Burthen369 52⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


26.4.1804Broadside Weight = 304 Imperial Pound ( 137.864 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 12-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
29.1.1795121Design Complement

4 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
5.1804 - 22.1.1806Commander
Woodley LosackBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1815
BWAS-17933.1806 - 21.10.1810Commander
James Andrew WorthBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1814
BWAS-179311.1810 - 1812Commander
H. HayesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1810-1812
BWAS-17931812 - 4.1814Lieutenant
Henry MontresorBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1815
BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
17.6.1807 - 12.8.1808Lieutenant
John Norman CampbellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1845
NBD1849

3 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
5.1804 - 1804Midshipman
William Eardley AmielBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1816
NL186520.12.1805 - 17.6.1807Sub-Lieutenant
John Norman CampbellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1845
NBD184912.1810 - 5.1811Midshipman
John SleighBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1809-1847
TransferedNBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
9.6.1804Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
10.6.1804Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
10.6.1804Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
15.8.1804Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
22.6.1805Took the Gun-brig
Santa Leocadia (14) 1802-1805
Spanish 14 Gun
Unrated Gun-brig
in the Atlantic
28.2.1809Took the Privateer
L'Auguste (2) 1808-1809
French 2 Gun
Privateer Unknown
on the irish Station
28.2.1809Took the Privateer
Le Jason (10) 1809-1809
French 10 Gun
Privateer Unknown
on the irish Station
13.11.1809Took the Privateer
La Revanche (16) 1809-1809
French 16 Gun
Privateer Unknown
on the irish Station
13.4.1810Took the Privateer
Le Grand Napoléon (12) 1806-1810
French 12 Gun
Privateer Unknown
in the Mediterranean
26.4.1814Paid off at PlymouthBWAS-1793

 
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Posted by Alan Merryweather on Tuesday 18th of June 2019 20:44

William Eardley Amiel was my gggf descended from a very prosperous but divided family effectively ejected from Boston ca.1788. His father was one of six Amiel brothers, most British army officers who came to London. William had a sister named Helena Woodley Losack Amiel, 1805-1893 and there are very few of this family of about 30 people, (extinct by 1890) who do not have an interesting tale to tell. He lies next to his wife in the catacombs of Kensal Green Cemetery, London,(one of the so-called Magnificent Seven), and when I asked for permission to be allowed entry I was told that due to Health and Safety reasons, the presence of spores prevented access.

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