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Sir Edward Hughes ➡ 1807 Tortoise

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Nominal Guns38BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
Purchased5.1804BWAS-1793
ShipyardBombay - Maharashtra BWAS-1793
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigateBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Broken Up1863BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck147' 2"Imperial Feet44.8056 
Length of Keel118' 4 ⅞"Imperial Feet35.9886 
Breadth39' 1"Imperial Feet11.8872 
Depth in Hold19' 4 ½"Imperial Feet5.8039 
Burthen962 594Tons BM 

8 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
4.1805 - 30.1.1806Commander
Hood Hanway ChristianBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1825
BWAS-1793
5.9.1806 - 10.1806Captain
Gilbert HeathcoteBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1806
BWAS-1793
5.1808 - 1815Commander
Thomas CookBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1808-1815
BWAS-1793
6.12.1844 - 11.1846Commander
Arthur MorrellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1856
NBD1849
12.11.1846 - 1.1847Commander
Frederick HuttonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1825-1863
NBD1849
25.6.1851 - 2.1855Captain
William Hewgill KitchenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1808-1864
NBD1849
2.2.1855 - 1.1858Commander
George Alexander SeymourBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1835-1858
NBD1849
20.1.1858 - 1.11.1859Captain
William Farquharson BurnettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1838-1859
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1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
1815 - 15.12.1815Seaman
John LayraBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1815
ref:1998

Service History


DateEventSource
5.1804Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £35000.0.0dBWAS-1793
13.8.1806RegisteredBWAS-1793
9.10.1807Arrived at SheernessBWAS-1793
11.10.1807Arrived at WoolwichBWAS-1793
28.11.1807Renamed TortoiseBWAS-1793
12.1807In Ordinary at WoolwichBWAS-1793
3.1808Began fitted as a storeship at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
5.1808RecommissionedBWAS-1793
5.1808Refitted as a 20 gun Unrated Storeship
7.1808Completed fitted as a storeship at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
9.1824Began fitting as a Coal Depot at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
11.1824Completed fitting as a Coal Depot at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1825At MilfordBWAS-1793
12.1843Began fitting as a Receiving Ship at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
3.1844Completed fitting as a Receiving Ship at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
1845Recieving ship at Ascension IslandBWAS-1793
1863Broken up at Ascension IslandBWAS-1793


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Previously HEICo Sir Edward Hughes, launched 1784/03/22 at Bombay

 
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