British sloop 'Eclair' (1807)

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Eclair

4047
Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered1.10.1806BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down12.1806BWAS-1793
Launched8.7.1807BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardBrightlingsea - Essex BWAS-1793
Ship ClassCruizer Class (1797)BWAS-1793
Designed by
William RuleBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1778-1813
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Mathew WarrenBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Broken Up3.1831BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 0"Imperial Feet30.48 
Length of Keel77' 3 ½"Imperial Feet23.4823 
Moulded Breadth30' 0"Imperial Feet9.144 
Breadth30' 6"Imperial Feet9.2964 
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719 
Burthen382 41⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


8.7.1807Broadside 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

7 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
12.1807 - 1810Commander
Charles Kempthorne QuashBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1811
BWAS-179331.1.1811 - 4.2.1811Commander
John Duff MarklandBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1846
SOTON8.1811Commander
Arden AdderleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1862
BWAS-17938.1811 - 9.1815Commander
John BellamyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1809-1815
BWAS-17932.1823 - 21.10.1823Commander
William James Hope JohnstoneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1811-1863
BWAS-179310.1823 - 1824Commander
Thomas BourchierBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1843
BWAS-17937.1827 - 9.1827Commander
Spencer Lambart Hunter VassallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1812-1837
BWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
12.1813 - 22.8.1815Lieutenant
Henry BotelerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1819
NBD184927.2.1823 - 25.1.1825Lieutenant
John BillingsleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1812-1831
NBD1849

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
3.3.1824 - 27.7.1825Master
Edward RoseBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1820-1834
ref:1871

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
1.1808 - 5.1808Midshipman
Timothy CarewBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1815
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
19.7.1807Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
21.12.1807Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £4707.0.0dBWAS-1793
20.2.1809Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
10.3.1810Took the Privateer
La Revanche (8) 1810-1810
French 8 Gun
Privateer Unknown
in the Mediterranean
9.5.1812Attack at Laigueglia
27.6.1812Attack at Laigueglia 2
5.10.1813Attack off Anzio
9.1815Paid off into OrdinaryBWAS-1793
12.1822Began large repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
2.1823Recommissioned for South AmericaBWAS-1793
2.1823Refitted as a 18 gun Unrated Unknown
5.1823Completed large repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £8504.0.0dBWAS-1793
9.1827Paid off at PlymouthBWAS-1793
3.1831Broken up at PlymouthBWAS-1793

 
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