British sloop 'Racehorse' (1806)

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Racehorse
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	7.11.1803	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	6.1804	BWAS-1793
Launched	17.2.1806	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Hastings - Sussex	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cruizer Class (1797)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	and Breeds HamiltonBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Wrecked	14.12.1822	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 1 ½"Imperial Feet30.4927
Length of Keel77' 4 ¼"Imperial Feet23.476
Breadth30' 7 ¼"Imperial Feet9.1504
Depth in Hold12' 9 ½"Imperial Feet3.6703
Burthen385Tons BM

Armament

17.2.1806Broadside 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

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
3.1806 - 6.1807CommanderBWAS-17936.1807 - 12.1810CommanderBWAS-179312.1810 - 1813CommanderBWAS-17935.5.1818 - 27.1.1821CommanderBWAS-179327.1.1821 - 1822CommanderBWAS-17931822 - 14.12.1822CommanderBWAS-1793

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1807Lieutenant†ref:9467.5.1818 - 29.3.1820LieutenantNBD184923.1.1819 - 7.11.1821LieutenantNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
11.5.1806 - 19.12.1806MasterADM 29-1

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
4.1822 - 1822MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
25.5.1806Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
2.3.1808Took the Lugger ref:692
29.9.1808Sailed for the Cape of Good HopeBWAS-1793
20.5.1811Action off Madagascar
7.8.1811Sailed for the Cape of Good HopeBWAS-1793
1813Paid off into Ordinary at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
2.1816Began middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
5.1818RecommissionedBWAS-1793
7.1818Completed middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
14.12.1822Wrecked on Langness, Isle of Man, 9 men drownedBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29-1 Document

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

ref:946Various, Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Cy on Friday 24th of November 2023 15:48

He's not H.A. Nason, the officer in question is Arthur Hyde Nason a lieutenant of 1806. See his page for what little is known so far.

Posted by Stephen Nason on Friday 24th of November 2023 13:43

The Salisbury and Winchester Journal of Monday, 5 Oct 1807, p.3, carried the following report regarding HMS Racehorse:

“Lieut. H. A. Nason, of the Racehorse sloop of war, on the Guernsey station, was lately found dead in his cabin, having shot himself through the head, in a fit of insanity.”

Further information on Lieut. H. A. Nason's origins and service record would be appreciated.

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