British gun-brig 'Thistle' (1812)

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Thistle

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Nominal Guns12BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered16.11.1811BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down3.1812BWAS-1793
Launched13.7.1812BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardRochester - Kent BWAS-1793
Ship ClassBold - Modified Confounder Class (1811)BWAS-1793
Designed by
William RuleBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1778-1813
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Mrs Mary RossBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeGun-brigBWAS-1793
Broken Up7.1823BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck84' 4 ½"Imperial Feet25.6159 
Length of Keel70' 9 ½"Imperial Feet21.3487 
Breadth22' 3"Imperial Feet6.7437 
Depth in Hold11' 0 ½"Imperial Feet3.3655 
Burthen186 39⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


13.7.1812Broadside Weight = 96 Imperial Pound ( 43.536 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck10 British 18-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
181160Design Complement

4 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
8.1812 - 1814Commander
James Kearney WhiteBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1811-1822
BWAS-179318.4.1814 - 9.1814Acting Lieutenant
Henry Andrew BatesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1816
NBD18491.1815 - 8.1815Commander
James MontaguBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1809-1824
BWAS-17935.1819 - 1823Lieutenant
Robert HaganBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1819-1823
BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
20.11.1813 - 1.1814Acting Lieutenant
Isaac BurchBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1815
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
13.7.1812Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
12.9.1812Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
1815In North AmericaBWAS-1793
8.1815Paid offBWAS-1793
2.1819Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
7.1819Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1823Paid offBWAS-1793
7.1823Broken up at PortsmouthBWAS-1793

 
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Posted by Matthew Wadley on Saturday 25th of March 2023 15:36

I believe there is an error here--under ships commanders, James Kearney White was transferred to temp command of HM Albion due to health of Charles Bayne Hodgson Ross around July 21 1814 and command of Thistle evolved to Lt Isaac Burch and then to James Montagu--I think that Henry Andrew Bates was assigned to the "tender" Thistle (HM Caledonia) and not HM Thistle in the Mediterranean in which he was attached from April to August 1814

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