British sloop 'Wasp' (1812)

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Wasp

6973
Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered30.8.1811BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down10.1811BWAS-1793
Launched9.7.1812BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardTopsham - Devon BWAS-1793
Ship ClassCruizer Class (1797)BWAS-1793
Designed by
William RuleBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1778-1813
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Robert DavyBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Broken Up9.1847BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 1"Imperial Feet30.5054 
Length of Keel77' 42"Imperial Feet23.4769 
Breadth30' 7 ½"Imperial Feet9.1567 
Depth in Hold12' 10"Imperial Feet3.6576 
Draught Forward6' 9"Imperial Feet2.0574 
Draught Aft11' 1"Imperial Feet3.3782 
Burthen385 75⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


9.7.1812Broadside Weight = 262 Imperial Pound ( 118.817 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1797121Design Complement

11 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
8.1812 - 7.6.1814Commander
Thomas EverardBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1802-1814
BWAS-17937.6.1814 - 8.1815Commander
John FisherBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1815
BWAS-17938.1815 - 7.12.1818Commander
William WolrigeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1810-1851
BWAS-17937.12.1818 - 1820Commander
Thomas Wren CarterBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1854
BWAS-17934.1828 - 1.1829Commander
William WellesleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1828-1829
BWAS-17931.1829 - 2.1829Captain
Richard DickinsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1829
BWAS-17932.1829 - 26.2.1830Commander
Thomas Edward HosteBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1810-1830
BWAS-17934.1830 - 1832Commander
Brunswick PophamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1826-1838
BWAS-179319.7.1833 - 29.4.1834Commander
James BurneyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1835
NBD184914.7.1843 - 4.6.1844Commander
Henry BagotBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1823-1845
NBD18494.6.1844 - 23.11.1846Commander
Sidney Henry UssherBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1828-1846
NBD1849

5 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
11.1814 - 9.1815Lieutenant
Benjamin AndrewsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1819
NBD18499.9.1818 - 1818Lieutenant
George BarkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1826
NBD18494.3.1829 - 1.12.1830Lieutenant
William Fordyce BlairBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1818-1841
NBD184921.10.1837 - 1840First Lieutenant
George Nathaniel BrokeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1825-1845
NBD184921.10.1837 - 30.8.1841Lieutenant
William Pearson CrozierBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1830-1845
NBD1849

2 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1.10.1816 - 30.9.1817Master
Kempster KnappBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1814-1823
ref:187112.1.1828 - 31.1.1829Master
George DawesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1821-1837
ref:1871

Service History


DateEventSource
31.7.1812Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
3.10.1812Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £7216.0.0dBWAS-1793
22.4.1813Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1793
8.1815In the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
2.1817Refitted as a 18 gun Unrated Unknown
11.1818In the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
4.1821Began large repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
2.1822Completed large repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £6364.0.0dBWAS-1793
11.1827Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
4.1828Recommissioned for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
4.1828Refitted as a 18 gun Unrated Unknown
4.1828Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £6275.0.0dBWAS-1793
8.1832Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
7.1833Recommissioned for North America and the West IndiesBWAS-1793
7.1833Refitted as a 18 gun Unrated Unknown
9.1833Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £4491.0.0dBWAS-1793
3.11.1840Bombardment of Acre
1844On the African Station until 1846BWAS-1793
17.10.1846Paid offBWAS-1793
9.1847Broken up at SheernessBWAS-1793

 
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