British sloop 'Persian' (1809)

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Persian			5760
Nominal Guns	16
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	4.8.1808
Keel Laid Down	9.1808
Launched	2.5.1809
How acquired	Built by Contract
Shipyard	Cowes - Isle of Wight
Ship Class	Cruizer Class (1797)
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813
Constructor	Daniel ListBritish Ship Builder
Category	Unrated
Ship Type	Sloop
Sailing Rig	Brig
Wrecked	16.6.1813

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 2"Imperial Feet30.5308
Length of Keel78' 5"Imperial Feet23.7903
Breadth30' 6 ¼"Imperial Feet9.1504
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719
Draught Forward6' 0"Imperial Feet1.8288
Draught Aft11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen388 ⁵¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

2.5.1809Broadside 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

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.1809 - 21.10.1810CommanderBWAS-179321.10.1810 - 26.6.1813CommanderBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
6.2.1813 - 22.10.1813LieutenantADM 196

Service History

DateEventSource
11.5.1809Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
10.7.1809Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
24.3.1810Sailed for the West IndiesBWAS-1793
3.4.1813Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
26.6.1813Wrecked on the Silver Keys off HaitiBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 196 Document

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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