British Sixth Rate post ship 'Tay' (1813)

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Tay
Nominal Guns	20	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	26.11.1813	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Buckler's Hard - Hampshire	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cyrus Class (1812)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Balthazar AdamsBritish Ship Builder Service 1783-1814	BWAS-1793
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Post Ship	BWAS-1793
Wrecked	11.11.1816	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck115' 8 ¹⁄₅"Imperial Feet35.0571
Length of Gundeck115' 6"Imperial Feet35.0622
Length of Keel97' 2 ⅝"Imperial Feet29.5815
Length of Keel97' 2"Imperial Feet29.5729
Breadth29' 9 ½"Imperial Feet8.8519
Breadth29' 10"Imperial Feet8.8392
Depth in Hold8' 6"Imperial Feet2.5908
Depth in Hold8' 6 ⅛"Imperial Feet2.4416
Draught Forward8' 0"Imperial Feet2.4384
Draught Aft9' 4"Imperial Feet2.8448
Burthen459 ²⁄₉₄Tons BM
Burthen454 ⁸⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

26.11.1813Broadside 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

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
9.1814 - 2.1815CaptainBWAS-17934.1815 - 2.1816CaptainNBD18492.1816 - 11.11.1816CaptainBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
5.1813Began fitting for ordinary at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
12.1813Completed fitting for ordinary at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
10.1814Began fitting for sea at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
28.11.1814Completed fitting for sea at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
11.11.1816Wrecked on the Alacreanes Islands, Gulf of MexicoBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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