British armed vessel 'Selby' (1798)

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Selby
Nominal Guns	20	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Merchant ship 'Selby' (1786) (Unknown) 1786-1798 British Unknown Gun Merchant Ship
Purchased	1798	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	5.1798	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Whitby - Yorkshire	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Armed Vessel	BWAS-1793
Sold	16.12.1801	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 0"Imperial Feet30.48
Length of Keel83' 1 ⅛"Imperial Feet25.3016
Breadth28' 3 ½"Imperial Feet8.5471
Depth in Hold12' 7 ½"Imperial Feet3.6703
Burthen354Tons BM

Armament

5.1798Broadside Weight = 320 Imperial Pound ( 145.12 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck20 British 32-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.179890 BWAS-1793

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.1798 - 5.1800Commander†BWAS-17935.5.1800 - 12.1801CommanderBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
1798Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £2600.0.0dBWAS-1793
5.4.1798Began fitting at Blackwall - London BWAS-1793
3.5.1798Completed fitting at Blackwall - London BWAS-1793
3.5.1798Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
23.5.1798Refitted as a 18 gun Unrated Unknown
16.7.1798Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £3066.0.0dBWAS-1793
12.1800Began making good defects at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
2.1801Completed making good defects at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £2662.0.0dBWAS-1793
16.12.1801Sold for £1,850BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 31st of May 2026 00:37

Sheerness, 20 October 1801: The Selby armed ship is ordered to be paid off and sold. [London Courier, 3 November 1801]

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