British Sixth Rate post ship 'Slaney' (1813)

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Slaney
Nominal Guns	22	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	18.11.1812	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	4.1813	BWAS-1793
Launched	9.12.1813	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Frindsbury - Kent	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cyrus Class (1812)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Josiah and Thomas BrindleyBritish Ship Builder Service 1801	BWAS-1793
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Post Ship	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	1838	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck115' 6 ½"Imperial Feet35.0647
Length of Gundeck115' 6"Imperial Feet35.0622
Length of Keel96' 10 ⅞"Imperial Feet29.283
Length of Keel97' 2"Imperial Feet29.5729
Breadth29' 10 ⅝"Imperial Feet8.8551
Breadth29' 10"Imperial Feet8.8392
Depth in Hold8' 6 ⅛"Imperial Feet2.4416
Depth in Hold8' 6"Imperial Feet2.5908
Draught Forward8' 2"Imperial Feet2.4892
Draught Aft9' 5"Imperial Feet2.8702
Burthen460 ³⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM
Burthen454 ⁸⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

9.12.1813Broadside Weight = 326 Imperial Pound ( 147.841 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck20 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
27.11.1812135Design Complement

10 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
12.1814 - 5.1815CaptainBWAS-17935.1815CaptainBWAS-17938.1818 - 9.5.1821CommanderBWAS-17939.5.1821 - 10.1821CaptainNBD184910.1821 - 1822CommanderBWAS-17934.1823 - 1.1826CommanderBWAS-17938.4.1825 - 1827CommanderBWAS-17935.1827 - 21.6.1828CommanderBWAS-17936.1828 - 1.1.1829CommanderBWAS-17931.1.1829 - 8.8.1829CommanderBWAS-1793

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
8.1827 - 15.11.1830Masterref:1871

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
2.1815 - 5.1815MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
9.12.1813fitting for ordinary at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
12.1814Began fitting for sea at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
23.1.1815Completed fitting for sea at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
2.1817Refitted as a 20 gun Unrated Unknown
7.1818Began fitting for sea at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
11.1818Completed fitting for sea at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
9.1822Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
7.1823Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
5.1827Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
7.1827Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
12.1830Laid up at BermudaBWAS-1793
1.1831Paid offBWAS-1793
1832Receiving ship at BermudaBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:1871 Archive

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