British sloop 'Satellite' (1812)

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Satellite

6460
Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered5.10.1811BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down3.1812BWAS-1793
Launched9.10.1812BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardFishbourne - Sussex BWAS-1793
Ship ClassCruizer Class (1797)BWAS-1793
Designed by
William RuleBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1778-1813
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Daniel ListBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Sold3.1824BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 6"Imperial Feet30.6324 
Length of Keel77' 7 ⅛"Imperial Feet23.4728 
Moulded Breadth30' 0"Imperial Feet9.144 
Breadth30' 6 ½"Imperial Feet9.1567 
Depth in Hold12' 9 ½"Imperial Feet3.6703 
Draught Forward5' 10"Imperial Feet1.524 
Draught Aft11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528 
Burthen384 93⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


9.10.1812Broadside 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

8 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
11.1812 - 7.6.1814Commander
John PorteousBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1814
BWAS-17937.6.1814 - 15.10.1814Commander
Thomas Walbeoff CecilBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1814
†BWAS-179315.10.1814 - 9.1815Commander
Charles Samuel WhiteBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1808-1815
BWAS-17931815 - 9.1815Commander
Francis Charles AnnesleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1815
NBD18499.1815 - 1817Commander
James MurrayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1822
BWAS-179310.1820 - 22.7.1821Commander
Armar Lowry CorryBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1812-1855
BWAS-179323.7.1821 - 1822Commander
Robert GoreBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1813-1822
BWAS-17939.1.1823 - 18.3.1823Commander
Mark John CurrieBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1813-1867
NBD1849

4 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
27.9.1815 - 1819Lieutenant
Thomas BallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1828
NBD184920.10.1820 - 8.8.1821Lieutenant
Mark John CurrieBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1813-1867
NBD184920.10.1820 - 6.12.1821Lieutenant
Michael QuinBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1863
NBD18499.1.1823 - 1824Lieutenant
William CrookeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1809-1846
NBD1849

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
9.1815 - 11.1815Midshipman
Alexander BrownBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1812-1828
NBD1849

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
11.12.1812 - 8.18141st Class Volunteer
Alexander BrownBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1812-1828
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
10.1812Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
11.1812Commissioned for JamaicaBWAS-1793
18.12.1812Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1815Commissioned for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
10.1820Recommissioned for the East IndiesBWAS-1793
11.1820Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
3.1821Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
3.1824Sold in the East Indies for 30,000 RupeesBWAS-1793

 
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