British sloop 'Harrier' (1804)

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Harrier

7693
Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered23.5.1804BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down6.1804BWAS-1793
Launched22.8.1804BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardDeptford Green - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards BWAS-1793
Ship ClassCruizer Class (1797)BWAS-1793
Designed by
William RuleBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1778-1813
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Frances BarnardBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1786-1813
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Foundered3.1809BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 0"Imperial Feet30.48 
Length of Keel77' 3 ⅛"Imperial Feet23.4728 
Breadth30' 6 ½"Imperial Feet9.1567 
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719 
Burthen383 32⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


22.8.1804Broadside 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

8 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
11.1804 - 1805Commander
William WooldridgeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1815
BWAS-17931805 - 1806Commander
Edward RatseyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1786-1841
BWAS-179322.2.1806 - 5.9.1806Lieutenant
Edward Thomas TroubridgeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1841
BWAS-17935.9.1806 - 8.1807Commander
Edward Thomas TroubridgeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1841
BWAS-179312.8.1807 - 9.1807Commander
William WilbrahamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1810
BWAS-17939.1807 - 1808Commander
George PigotBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1802-1808
BWAS-17931808 - 10.1808Commander
Justice FinleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1814
BWAS-179310.1808 - 3.1809Commander
John James RidgeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1809
†BWAS-1793

Service History


DateEventSource
3.9.1804Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
24.10.1804Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
24.12.1804Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1793
2.8.1805Action of 1805-08-02
26.7.1806Action of 1806-07-26
26.7.1806Took the Frigate
Pallas (36) 1801-1806
Dutch 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate

3.1809Lost, presumed foundered with all hands near Rodrigues Island in the Indian OceanBWAS-1793

 
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Posted by Tim Oakley on Wednesday 16th of May 2012 21:16

Feb / Mar 1807 Blenheim 74 Captain Austin Bissell, R-Ad Thomas Troubridge and passenger Charles Fullerton Elphinstone RN with Java 32 founder of Rodrigues Island, Indian Ocean while en route from Madras to Cape Town with only the Harrier 18 Commander William Wilbraham arriving

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