British sloop 'Julia' (1806)

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Julia

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Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered30.7.1805BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down10.1805BWAS-1793
Launched4.2.1806BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardIpswich - Suffolk BWAS-1793
Ship ClassSeagull Class (1805)BWAS-1793
Designed by
William RuleBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1778-1813
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Jabez BaileyBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1804-1814
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Wrecked2.10.1817BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck93' 0"Imperial Feet28.3464 
Length of Keel76' 0 ⅝"Imperial Feet23.1807 
Breadth26' 5"Imperial Feet7.946 
Depth in Hold12' 0"Imperial Feet3.6576 
Burthen282 26⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


4.2.1806Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck14 British 24-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

4.2.1806Broadside Weight = 78 Imperial Pound ( 35.373 kg)B181
Gun Deck8 British 18-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
4.1.180595Design Complement

9 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
2.1806 - 3.1808Commander
Robert YarkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1808
BWAS-17933.1808 - 29.4.1808Commander
John Ellis WattBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1813
BWAS-179329.4.1808 - 30.11.1808Commander
Charles WardeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1815
BWAS-179330.11.1808 - 1809Commander
Charles KerrBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1815
BWAS-17931809 - 10.10.1809Commander
William DowersBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1802-1815
BWAS-179310.10.1809 - 1811Commander
Henry Conyngham CoxenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1811
BWAS-17931811 - 1813Commander
Valentine GardnerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1820
BWAS-17939.1815 - 18.5.1816Commander
John Wyatt WatlingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1808-1816
BWAS-179318.5.1816 - 2.10.1817Commander
Jenkin JonesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1813-1842
BWAS-1793

2 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
20.7.1806 - 20.6.1807Master
George CarringtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1811
ADM 29-127.7.1816 - 31.12.1816Master
Malcolm CarmichaelBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1814-1816
ref:1871

Service History


DateEventSource
23.2.1806Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
17.4.1806Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
28.6.1807Sailed for the West IndiesBWAS-1793
30.8.1808Took the Privateer
Le Petit Dédidé (Unknown) 1808-1808
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown
in the Leeward Islands
1813Placed in Ordinary at ChathamBWAS-1793
9.1813Began large repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
3.1814Completed large repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
8.1815Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
9.1815Recommissioned for St HelenaBWAS-1793
11.1815Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
2.10.1817Wrecked on Tristan da Cunha, 55 men drownedBWAS-1793

 
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