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Scorpion

6505
Nominal Guns18BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered27.11.1802BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down1.1803BWAS-1793
Launched17.10.1803BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardKing's Boatbuilders - Dover BWAS-1793
Ship ClassCruizer Class (1797)BWAS-1793
Designed by
William RuleBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1778-1813
BWAS-1793
Constructor
John KingBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1769
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Sold3.2.1819BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck99' 11 ½"Imperial Feet30.1879 
Length of Keel77' 3 ½"Imperial Feet23.4823 
Breadth30' 7"Imperial Feet9.3218 
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719 
Draught Forward6' 0"Imperial Feet1.8288 
Draught Aft11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528 
Burthen383 8694Tons BM 

Armament


17.10.1803Broadside 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

5 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
11.1803 - 10.4.1804Commander
George Nicholas HardingeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1808
BWAS-1793
10.4.1804 - 7.1807Commander
Philip CarteretBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1792-1817
ref:616
1807 - 1809Commander
Francis StanfellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1820
BWAS-1793
1810 - 3.1812Commander
John GoreBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1821
BWAS-1793
12.3.1812 - 7.1813Commander
Robert GilesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1813
BWAS-1793

4 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
22.11.1803 - 10.4.1804Lieutenant
Buckland Stirling BluettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1789-1815
NBD1849
17.1.1807 - 1.1810Lieutenant
George Charles BlakeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1833
NBD1849
1.1810 - 7.12.1810First Lieutenant
George Charles BlakeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1833
NBD1849
9.9.1812 - 15.10.1812Acting Lieutenant
Edwin Ludlow RichBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1841
NBD1849

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
18.12.1805 - 26.3.1809Master
William BrydenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1812
ADM 29-1

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
1809 - 7.1812Midshipman
John Robert BensonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1808-1818
NBD1849

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
12.1.1808 - 18091st Class Volunteer
John Robert BensonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1808-1818
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
22.10.1803Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
8.1.1804Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
31.3.1804Took the Brig
Atalante (10) 1796-1804
Dutch 10 Gun
Unrated Brig
by boats in the Vlie

16.2.1805Took the Unrated
Le Bougainville (16) 1805-1805
French 16 Gun
Unrated Unknown

12.4.1805Took the Unrated
L'Honneur (12) 1805-1805
French 12 Gun
Unrated Unknown
off the Dutch coast

21.11.1805Took the Privateer
La Glaneuse (16) 1805-1805
French 16 Gun
Privateer Unknown

28.1.1806Sailed for the Leewward IslandsBWAS-1793
3.12.1807Took the Dogger
Le Glaneur (10) 1806-1807
French 10 Gun
Privateer Dogger
between Isles of Scilly and the Land's End
ref:720
3.4.1809Sailed for the Leewward IslandsBWAS-1793
12.1.1810Took the Brig-Corvette
L'Oreste (16) 1805-1810
French 16 Gun
Unrated Brig-Corvette
off Quadeloupe

7.1813Laid up at SheernessBWAS-1793
3.2.1819Sold to G. F. Young at Sheerness for £1,100BWAS-1793

 
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