British sloop 'Penguin' (1813)

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Penguin
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	20.8.1812	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	11.1812	BWAS-1793
Launched	29.6.1813	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Bottomley’s Yard - King's Lynn	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cruizer Class (1797)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	William BottomleyBritish Ship Owner Ship Builder Service 1817-1823	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Captured	23.3.1815	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 5"Imperial Feet30.607
Length of Keel77' 6 ½"Imperial Feet23.4823
Breadth30' 7 ½"Imperial Feet9.1567
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719
Draught Forward6' 7"Imperial Feet2.0066
Draught Aft11' 8"Imperial Feet3.556
Burthen386 ⁷⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

29.6.1813Broadside Weight = 262 Imperial Pound ( 118.817 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1797121Design Complement

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
11.1813 - 4.12.1813CommanderBWAS-17934.12.1813 - 7.6.1814CommanderBWAS-17937.6.1814 - 23.3.1815Commander†BWAS-1793

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
14.2.1814 - 18.9.1815Master ADM 196/1/2ADM 196

Service History

DateEventSource
30.7.1813Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
23.3.1814Hornet vs Penguin
24.3.1814Scuttled by the AmericansBWAS-1793
4.6.1814Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
23.3.1815Taken by off Tristan da Cunha

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 196 Document

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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