British sloop 'Onyx' (1808)

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Onyx

5619
Nominal Guns10BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered31.12.1807BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down2.1808BWAS-1793
Launched8.7.1808BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardIpswich - Suffolk BWAS-1793
Ship ClassCherokee Class (1807)BWAS-1793
Designed by
Sir Henry PeakeBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1762-1813
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Jabez BaileyBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1804-1814
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Sold for Break Up3.2.1819BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck90' 0"Imperial Feet27.432 
Length of Keel73' 7"Imperial Feet22.3097 
Breadth24' 7"Imperial Feet7.3597 
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528 
Draught Forward6' 6"Imperial Feet1.9812 
Draught Aft8' 8"Imperial Feet2.6416 
Burthen236 50⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


8.7.1808Broadside Weight = 78 Imperial Pound ( 35.373 kg)B181
Gun Deck8 British 18-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
26.11.180775Design Complement

7 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
9.1808 - 16.1.1809Commander
Charles GillBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1815
BWAS-17932.1809 - 8.1810Commander
John ParishBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1802-1817
BWAS-17938.1810 - 4.3.1811Commander
Gawen William HamiltonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1828
BWAS-17934.3.1811 - 11.1811Commander
William Fairbrother CarrollBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1830
BWAS-17934.12.1811 - 6.10.1812Commander
Charles SquireBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1802-1812
BWAS-17936.10.1812 - 12.1812Commander
Charles PhillipsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1834
BWAS-179312.1812 - 7.1816Commander
Smith CobbBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1816
BWAS-1793

3 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
2.1.1810 - 30.11.1813Lieutenant
Edward BiddulphBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1823
NBD184931.12.1812 - 2.2.1813Lieutenant
Edwin Ludlow RichBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1841
NBD18494.1815 - 7.1816Acting Lieutenant
Ralph Richard Tomkin KempsterBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1815-1826
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
15.7.1808Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
18.10.1808Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
1.1.1809Onyx vs Manly
1.1.1809Took the Gun-brig
Manly (12) 1805-1809
Dutch 12 Gun
Unrated Gun-brig
in the North Sea
30.8.1810Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1814Sailed to JamaicaBWAS-1793
7.1816Laid up at SheernessBWAS-1793
3.2.1819Sold at Sheerness to Thomas Pitman for £950BWAS-1793

 
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