| Erebus | 4119 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 18 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ordered | 1805/10/01 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1806/01 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Acquired | 1807/08/20 | BWAS-1793 | |
| First Commissioned | 1808/01 | ||
| Shipyard | Topsham | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Class | Thais Class | BWAS-1793 | |
| Designed by | John Henslow | BWAS-1793 | |
| Constructor | Thomas Owen | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Unrated | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Fireship | BWAS-1793 | |
| Sold for Break Up | 1819/07/22 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 108' 9" | Imperial Feet | 33.147 | Length of Keel | 90' 6" | Imperial Feet | 27.5844 | Breadth | 29' 8" | Imperial Feet | 9.0424 | Depth in Hold | 9' 0" | Imperial Feet | 2.7432 | Burthen | 424 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1807/08/20 | Broadside Weight = 273 Imperial Pound ( 123.8055 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 16 | British 24-Pound Carronade | ||
| Quarterdeck | 6 | British 18-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 18-Pound Carronade | ||
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1808/01 | 1812/08 | Commander | William Autridge | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/08 | 1812/08 | Commander | Henry James Lyford | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/08 | 1813 | Commander | William Autridge | BWAS-1793 |
| 1813 | 1813 | Commander | John Forbes | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814 | 1815/06/13 | Commander | David Ewen Bartholomew | BWAS-1793 |
| 1815/06 | 1816 | Commander | Francis Le Hunte | BWAS-1793 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1815/05 | 1815/09 | First Lieutenant | Nathaniel Barwell | NBD1849 |
| 1815/05/29 | 1815/09/04 | Lieutenant | Leslie Boulderson | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1808/04 | Sailed for the Baltic | BWAS-1793 |
| 1808/10/28 | Took prize the Danish galliot Emanuel | BG |
| 1808/11 | Took prize the Danish sloops Debitor, Ellen Maria and Rengende Jacob | BG |
| 1809/05/15 | An account of sale was registered for Ellen Maria Jens Lund master Gertrude Maria J. C. Andersen master | BG |
| 1809/11/17 | In company with Rose took the Danish sloop Anna Catherina | BG |
| 1809/11/17 | Took prize the Danish sloop Christina N. Jergensen master | BG |
| 1809/11/30 | An account of sale was registered for Neptunus Breslop master Neptunus Hansen master Frow Maria Pouljen master | BG |
| 1809/12/29 | Took prize the Crown Schooner No. 27 | BG |
| 1809/12/30 | Took prize the Danish sloop Elizabeth Christina | BG |
| 1810/07/06 | Took prize the Vron Sitske | BG |
| 1810/07/28 | Took prize the Danish sloop Maria, J. J. Schumacha master | BG |
| 1810/08/13 | Took prize the Maria Sovia, J. C. Guhlstoff master | BG |
| 1811/12/17 | Took prize the Danish sloop Fuldmannen, A. Anderson master | BG |
| 1812/06/15 | Took prize the Danish sloop Henrietta Anders Jergensen master | BG |
| 1814 | Fitted as a Congrieve rocket ship. | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814/08 | Potomac operations, fired the rockets immortalised in "the rockets' red glare" of the US national anthem | BWAS-1793 |
| 1816 | Laid up at Deptford | BWAS-1793 |
| 1819/07/22 | Sold for £1,510 to Mr Manlove | BWAS-1793 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |
| BG | The London Gazette | Official | Book |