British sixth rate post ship 'Volage' (1807)

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Volage7357
Nominal Guns22BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1793
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1793
Ordered1805/01/30BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down1806/01BWAS-1793
Launched1807/03/23BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardBideford BWAS-1793
Designed byJohn Henslow BWAS-1793
ConstructorRichard Chapman BWAS-1793
CategorySixth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypePost Ship BWAS-1793
Sold1818/01/29BWAS-1793

Dimensions
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck118' 2 ½"Imperial Feet36.0299
Length of Keel98' 9"Imperial Feet30.099
Breadth31' 9"Imperial Feet9.6774
Depth in Hold10' 3"Imperial Feet3.1242
Draught Forward8' 9"Imperial Feet2.667
Draught Aft12' 3"Imperial Feet3.7338
Burthen529 47⁄94Tons BM 

Armament

1807/05Broadside Weight = 430 Imperial Pound ( 195.005 kg) BWAS-1793
Gun Deck22British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2British 6-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1807/05155EstablishmentBWAS-1793
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1805/071810/02CaptainPhilip Lewis J RosenhagenBWAS-1793
1810/021812/02CaptainPhipps HornbyBWAS-1793
1812/021812/04CaptainArthur Batt BinghamBWAS-1793
1812/041813CaptainDonald Hugh MackayBWAS-1793
18131814/02CaptainSamuel LeslieBWAS-1793
18141814/02/04Acting CaptainJohn AllenNBD1849
1814/021814/03CaptainJoseph DruryBWAS-1793
1814/031814/04CaptainCharles BiddulphBWAS-1793
18161818/01CaptainJohn Bartholomwe Hoar CurranBWAS-1793
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
18101811LieutenantWilliam WolrigeTRN5
1812/03/131814First LieutenantJohn AllenNBD1849
1830/10/061833/10/25LieutenantFrederick BlairNBD1849
Petty Officers
FromToRankNameSource
18101811/03/13MidshipmanJohn GeorgeTRN5
Service History
DateEvent Source
1807/07/11Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1807/09/08Completed at PlymouthBWAS-1793
1807/09/08Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1807/10/11Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1807/10/11Took the Unrated Cutter Succès in the Mediterranean 
1807/11/06Took the cutter Succes (10) in the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1808/07/28Took La Requin (16) off CorsicaBWAS-1793
1808/07/28Took the Unrated Le Requin off Corsica 
1809/09/06Took L'Annunciate (2)BWAS-1793
1809/09/06Took the Privateer L'Annunciate  
1809/09/20Took the privateer La Jason (6)BWAS-1793
1809/09/20Took the Privateer Le Jason  
1811/03/13Had 13 killed and 33 wounded at the Battle of LissaBWAS-1793
1811/03/13Present at the Battle of Lissa 
1812Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1793
1818/01Returned to the UK and paid offBWAS-1793
1818/01/29Sold to Mr Lackland for £1,600. became the merchant vessel RochesterBWAS-1793

Notes on Ship
 
At the Battle of Lissa the Volage had one midshipman, John George, 10 seamen, and two private marines killed, one lieutenant of marines William Stephens Knapman, 27 seamen, and four private marines wounded; total, 13 killed and 33 wounded.
 
Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
TRN5 The Royal Navy : a history from the earliest times to the present Vol VWilliam Laid ClowesDigital Book
 
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Posted by Tim Oakley on Saturday 2nd of June 2012 20:18

Cy the Succes 10 cutter does not appear in your list of vessels, I have it as French but no more information than you have.
PS. I like the improvments

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