British sloop 'Scourge' (1803)

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Scourge
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	6.1803	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	8.1803	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Whitby - Yorkshire	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	18.4.1816	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck107' 0"Imperial Feet32.6136
Length of Keel84' 3"Imperial Feet25.6223
Breadth27' 6"Imperial Feet8.2514
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719
Burthen339Tons BM

Armament

8.1803Broadside Weight = 278 Imperial Pound ( 126.073 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck14 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder
Spardeck4 British 24-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.1803100 BWAS-1793

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
8.1803 - 1804CommanderBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
20.7.1803Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
16.9.1803Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
3.1804Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
5.1804Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
10.1804Laid up in Ordinary at DeptfordBWAS-1793
18.4.1816Sold at Deptford for £860BWAS-1793

Notes on Ship

OriginBWAS-1793
Mercantile Herald built in 1801 at Whitby

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jon Miller on Saturday 30th of May 2026 06:55

Sheerness, 11 October 1801: Orders have been received this morning for the different vessels mentioned, to prepare immediately for paying off, viz, the Magicienne, Braak, Daphne, Waazamield, Hebe, and La Raison frigates; Alceste and Serapis, floating batteries; Experiment, fire vessel, and Hecla, bomb; and Boreas, slop ship; with the Crash, Swinger, Wrangler, Pincher, Scourge, Sparkler, Furnace, Force, Teazer, Gallant, and Constant. [London Courier, 12 October 1801]

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