British sloop 'Redwing' (1806)

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Redwing
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	24.1.1806	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	3.1806	BWAS-1793
Launched	30.8.1806	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Brightlingsea - Essex	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cruizer Class (1797)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Mathew WarrenBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Foundered	6.1827	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 0"Imperial Feet30.48
Length of Keel77' 3 ½"Imperial Feet23.4823
Breadth30' 6 ½"Imperial Feet9.1567
Depth in Hold12' 10"Imperial Feet3.6576
Draught Forward5' 10"Imperial Feet1.524
Draught Aft11' 7"Imperial Feet3.5306
Burthen383 ⁴⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

30.8.1806Broadside 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

12 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
18.10.1806 - 8.1808CommanderBWAS-17938.1808 - 1809CommanderBWAS-17931809 - 8.1812CommanderBWAS-17931809LieutenantBWAS-17931809LieutenantBWAS-179313.8.1812 - 6.6.1814CommanderBWAS-17934.1814 - 1815CommanderBWAS-17938.1818 - 11.1820CommanderBWAS-17938.11.1820 - 1822CommanderBWAS-179312.1823 - 28.2.1824CommanderNBD184928.2.1824 - 1826CommanderW0251.1825 - 6.1827Commander†BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
15.8.1814 - 1814LieutenantW033

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
8.1807 - 7.1808MidshipmanNBD1849

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
1815 - 27.8.1815Seaman†ref:199812.1823 - 28.2.18241st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
14.9.1806Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
23.11.1806Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
31.1.1807Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
13.6.1807Took the Privateer
7.5.1808Action of 1808-05-07
23.9.1808Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
8.2.1809Action of 1809-02-08
16.9.1811Took the Xebec ref:692
30.3.1813Action of 1813-03-30
18.8.1813Attack on the Batteries at Cassis
1815Paid offBWAS-1793
8.1817Began middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
8.1818RecommissionedBWAS-1793
11.1818Completed middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
2.1824Refitted as a 18 gun Unrated Unknown
1.1825Paid off and recommissionedBWAS-1793
6.1827Lost with all hands on the West African stationBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

ref:1998 Archive

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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