British schooner 'Sting' (1800)

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Sting ➡ 1801 Pickle

6910
Nominal Guns8BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
British Merchant merchantman 'Sting' (1799) (Unknown) 1799-1800
British Unknown Gun
Merchant Merchantman
Purchased12.1800BWAS-1793
ShipyardBermuda - North Atlantic Ocean BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSchoonerBWAS-1793
Wrecked27.7.1808BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck73' 0"Imperial Feet22.2504 
Length of Keel56' 3 ¾"Imperial Feet17.0879 
Breadth20' 7 ½"Imperial Feet6.1087 
Depth in Hold9' 6"Imperial Feet2.8956 
Burthen127Tons BM 

Armament


12.1800Broadside Weight = 48 Imperial Pound ( 21.768 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck8 British 12-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
12.180030EstablishmentBWAS-1793
21.10.180540Actual complementNAO

4 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
12.1800 - 5.1802Lieutenant
Thomas ThrushBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1809
BWAS-17935.1802 - 1806Lieutenant
John Richards LapenotiereBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1811
BWAS-17931806 - 1808Lieutenant
Daniel CallawayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1808
BWAS-17931808 - 27.7.1808Lieutenant
Moses CannadayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1814
BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
20.9.1805 - 3.1806Acting Lieutenant
John KingdonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1812
NAO

7 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
1.12.1804 - 1805Assistant Surgeon
Simon Gage BrittonBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1804-1805
NAO1.12.1804 - 1805Midshipman
Charles HawkinsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1842
NAO1.12.1804 - 1805Boatswain's Mate
James RowdenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1805
NAO1.12.1804 - 1805Carpenter's Mate
Hutchin CopelandBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1805
NAO16.1.1805 - 1.12.1805Midshipman
Alexander GravesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805
NAO10.3.1805 - 1805Master's Mate
George AlmyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805
NAO7.10.1805 - 2.12.1805Captain's Clerk
Charles PenfoldBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805
NAO

25 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
1.12.1804 - 1805Able Seaman
John ThomasBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1805
NAO1.12.1804 - 1805Able Seaman
William SmithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1805
NAO1.12.1804 - 1805Able Seaman
Finn EldridgeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1805
NAO1.12.1804 - 1805Able Seaman
William EastonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1805
NAO1.12.1804 - 1805Able Seaman
Henry DrakeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1805
NAO1.12.1804 - 1805Ordinary Seaman
Dennis CramerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1805
NAO1.12.1804 - 1805Ordinary Seaman
John BeanseyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1805
NAO1.12.1804 - 1805Ordinary Seaman
John PearceBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1805
NAO1.12.1804 - 1805Ordinary Seaman
Joseph TripterBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1805
NAO1.12.1804 - 23.11.1805Ordinary Seaman
John BarditonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1805
NAO1.12.1804 - 1805Landman
Patrick TowlingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1805
NAO1.12.1804 - 1805Landman
Michael ConnolBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1805
NAO1.12.1804 - 1805Landman
John PollardBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1805
NAO1.12.1804 - 1805Landman
Adam AndersonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1805
NAO1.12.1804 - 1805Landman
Thomas MurphyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1805
NAO1.12.1804 - 1805Landman
Donald McAchingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1805
NAO5.1.1805 - 1805Able Seaman
Wildred AndrewBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805
NAO8.1.1805 - 16.1.1805Able Seaman
Alexander GravesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805
NAO17.1.1805 - 1805Able Seaman
George LatimerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805
NAO22.1.1805 - 1805Boy
Edward YorkBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805
NAO13.5.1805 - 1805Able Seaman
John OxfordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805
NAO6.9.1805 - 9.11.1805Ordinary Seaman
John SmithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805
NAO6.9.1805 - 1805Landman
James DaviesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805
NAO23.9.1805 - 1805Supernumerary
John PhilpoeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805
NAO5.10.1805 - 1805Able Seaman
James McCuddyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805
NAO

Service History


DateEventSource
12.1800Purchased at Jamaica - Greater Antilles at a cost of £2500.0.0dBWAS-1793
2.1801Renamed PickleBWAS-1793
1803Attached to Admiral William Cornwallis' Inshore SquadronE-WIKI
25.3.1804Went to the assistance of
Magnificent (74) 1766-1804
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, which had run on to a shoal off Brest, and assisted in the rescue of her crew.
10.1805Watching the the coast off Cadiz
21.10.1805Battle of Trafalgar
1.11.1805Made landfall at Falmouth carrying dispatches from the Battle of TrafalgarE-WIKI
3.1.1807Took the Privateer
La Favorite (14) 1806-1807
French 14 Gun
Privateer Unknown
BG
27.7.1808Wrecked off CadizBWAS-1793

 
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