British sloop 'Cameleon' (1795)

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Cameleon

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Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered13.7.1795BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down7.1795BWAS-1793
Launched14.10.1795BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardRotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1793
Ship ClassDiligence Class (1795)BWAS-1793
Designed by
Sir John HenslowBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1761-1801
BWAS-1793
Constructor
John RandallBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1780-1802
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Broken Up4.1811BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck95' 1"Imperial Feet28.9611 
Length of Keel75' 1 ½"Imperial Feet22.8727 
Breadth28' 3"Imperial Feet8.5439 
Depth in Hold12' 1"Imperial Feet3.6703 
Draught Forward6' 4"Imperial Feet1.9304 
Draught Aft10' 3"Imperial Feet3.1242 
Burthen318 85⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


14.10.1795Broadside Weight = 262 Imperial Pound ( 118.817 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
22.4.1795121Design Complement

12 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
11.1795 - 1.1.1796Commander
Richard Henry Alexander BennetBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1809
BWAS-17931.1.1796 - 5.1797Commander
Richard Runwa BowyerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1798
BWAS-17935.1797 - 11.1797Lieutenant
Richard FalklandBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1810
BWAS-179311.1797 - 2.5.1798Commander
Richard Runwa BowyerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1798
BWAS-17932.5.1798 - 24.6.1799Commander
John StilesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1807
BWAS-179324.6.1799 - 3.1800Commander
Frederick Lewis MaitlandBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1839
BWAS-17933.1800 - 5.1800Lieutenant
Robert JacksonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1851
NBD18495.1800 - 12.1800Commander
Frederick Lewis MaitlandBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1839
BWAS-179312.1800Commander
James DalrympleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1792-1802
BWAS-179326.12.1800 - 3.8.1801Commander
George Heneage Laurence DundasBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1801
BWAS-17935.1802 - 26.7.1802Lieutenant
Thomas StainesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1789-1825
BWAS-179326.7.1802 - 9.1805Commander
Thomas StainesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1789-1825
ODNB

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
25.7.1803 - 9.12.1803Acting Lieutenant
Thomas BennettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1838
NBD18499.12.1803 - 5.1805Lieutenant
Thomas BennettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1838
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
7.1795Began building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1793
14.10.1795Completed building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £4615.0.0dBWAS-1793
14.10.1795Began coppering at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1793
27.10.1795Completed coppering at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £466.0.0dBWAS-1793
27.10.1795Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
26.12.1795Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £3442.0.0dBWAS-1793
22.2.1796Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
2.3.1798Took the Privateer
Le Souffleur (4) 1798-1798
French 4 Gun
Privateer Unknown
in the Channel
4.3.1799Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
9.1805Paid off and laid up at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
4.1811Broken up at PortsmouthBWAS-1793

 
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