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Pilot

5815
Nominal Guns16
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered1.10.1806
Keel Laid Down1.1807
Launched6.8.1807
How acquiredBuilt by Contract
ShipyardNortham - Devon
Ship ClassCruizer Class (1797)
Designed by
William RuleBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1778-1813
Constructor
Robert GuillaumeBritish
Ship Builder
CategoryUnrated
Ship TypeSloop
Sailing RigBrig
Sold26.3.1828

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 0"Imperial Feet30.48 
Length of Keel77' 4 ½"Imperial Feet23.4823 
Breadth30' 6 ⅜"Imperial Feet9.1535 
Depth in Hold12' 11"Imperial Feet3.6703 
Draught Forward6' 6"Imperial Feet1.9812 
Draught Aft11' 1"Imperial Feet3.3782 
Burthen383 6194Tons BM 

Armament


6.8.1807Broadside 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

4 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
8.1807 - 7.1809Commander
The Hon. William WalpoleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1802-1812
BWAS-1793
7.1809 - 8.1.1810Lieutenant
Charles SothebyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1802-1815
BWAS-1793
8.1.1810 - 4.1810Commander
Edmund WallerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1817
BWAS-1793
4.1810 - 7.1816Commander
John Toup NicolasBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1850
BWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
4.1808 - 3.1812Lieutenant
Francis Charles AnnesleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1815
NBD1849
1811Lieutenant
Alexander CampbellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1827
TRN5

Service History


DateEventSource
9.8.1807Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
28.1.1808Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
11.1808Took the Privateer
La Princesse Pantine (3) 1808-1808
French 3 Gun
Privateer Unknown
in the Mediterranean

26.4.1810Sailed for the MediteraneanBWAS-1793
25.7.1810Action of 1810-07-25
26.5.1811Action of 1811-05-26
6.9.1811Action of 1811-09-06
16.4.1812Action of 1812-04-16
14.5.1812Action of 1812-05-14
4.6.1813Took the Brig
Le Hart (6) 1813-1813
French 6 Gun
Privateer Brig
off the Esquerques
BG
17.6.1815Pilot vs Légère
7.7.1816Arrived at Plymouth and laid upBWAS-1793
26.3.1828Sold to Adam Gordon for £1,010BWAS-1793

 
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