British sloop 'Swallow' (1795)

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Swallow

6541
Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered13.7.1795BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down7.1795BWAS-1793
Launched10.9.1795BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardBlackwall Yard - Blackwall BWAS-1793
Ship ClassAlbatross Class (1795)BWAS-1793
Designed by
William RuleBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1778-1813
BWAS-1793
Constructor
John PerryBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1775-1810
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Sold8.1802BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck96' 2"Imperial Feet29.2693 
Length of Keel73' 10 ½"Imperial Feet22.2631 
Breadth30' 8"Imperial Feet9.3472 
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719 
Draught Forward5' 7"Imperial Feet1.7018 
Draught Aft10' 5"Imperial Feet3.175 
Burthen369 52⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


10.9.1795Broadside Weight = 262 Imperial Pound ( 118.817 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
22.4.1795121Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
29.9.1795 - 9.7.1798Commander
George FowkeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1815
BWAS-17939.7.1798 - 5.1799Commander
William ChilcottBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1800
BWAS-17935.1799 - 6.1799Captain
William SandersonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1799
BWAS-17936.1799 - 5.1801Commander
John HayesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1815
BWAS-17935.1801 - 1802Commander
John DavieBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1818
BWAS-1793

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
1.11.1796 - 21.2.1797Clerk
William LangleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Dockyard Staff
Service 1794-1822
ADM 29/8

Service History


DateEventSource
7.1795Began building at Blackwall - London BWAS-1793
10.9.1795Completed building at Blackwall - London at a cost of £5223.0.0dBWAS-1793
26.9.1795Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
12.10.1795Sailed for West Africa and JamaicaBWAS-1793
15.11.1795Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £3621.0.0dBWAS-1793
27.1.1797Took the Schooner
La Molinette (Unknown) 1797-1797
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Schooner
off the Bahamas
11.3.1797Took the Privateer
Le Port au Paix (Unknown) 1797-1797
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown
off St Nicholas Mole
4.6.1797Took the Privateer
Le Général Toussaint (8) 1797-1797
French 8 Gun
Privateer Unknown

10.1797Took the Privateer
La Petite Ressource (Unknown) 1797-1797
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

1799Took the Privateer
Le Buonaparte (6) 1799-1799
French 6 Gun
Privateer Unknown
early in the year
8.1802Sold at PortsmouthBWAS-1793

 
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