British floating battery 'Sandfly' (1794)

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Sandfly
Nominal Guns	4	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	3.2.1794	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	1794	BWAS-1793
Launched	1794	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Deptford - London	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Musquito Class (1794)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William Sidney-SmithBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John WellsBritish Ship Builder Service 1748-1794	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Floating Battery	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	1803	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck80' 2"Imperial Feet24.4348
Length of Keel56' 2 ¼"Imperial Feet17.0752
Breadth32' 1 ½"Imperial Feet9.7663
Depth in Hold7' 1 ½"Imperial Feet2.1463
Burthen308 ⁴¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1794Broadside Weight = 92 Imperial Pound ( 41.722 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck2 British 68-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck2 British 24-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
179450Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
2.1795 - 4.8.1797LieutenantBWAS-179312.2.1796 - 4.8.1797Acting LieutenantNBD18494.8.1797 - 1799LieutenantNBD18492.1799 - 12.1799LieutenantBWAS-179312.1799 - 6.1802LieutenantBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
5.1794Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
28.3.1795Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
26.2.1798Took the Chasse-Maree off the St Marcou Islands
7.5.1798Took the Unrated off the St Marcou Islands

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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Posted by Timothy Oakley on Sunday 19th of December 2021 07:02

6 May 1797 acting Lieutenant Richard Bourne, of the Sandfly gun-vessel in command of the garrison on the eastern island of the isles of Saint-Marcouf

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