| William | 7415 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 20 | ||
| Nationality | Great Britain | ||
| Operator | The Royal Navy | ||
| Purchased | 1798/04 | ||
| Shipyard | Whitby | ||
| Category | Unrated | ||
| Ship Type | Armed vessel | ||
| Wrecked | 1807/11/11 | ||
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 99' 8" | Imperial Feet | 30.3784 | Length of Keel | 82' 9 ½" | Imperial Feet | 25.2349 | Breadth | 29' 1" | Imperial Feet | 8.8646 | Depth in Hold | 12' 10 ½" | Imperial Feet | 3.9243 | Draught Forward | 7' 0" | Imperial Feet | 2.1336 | Draught Aft | 9' 3" | Imperial Feet | 2.8194 | Burthen | 374 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1798/05 | Broadside Weight = 320 Imperial Pound ( 145.12 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 20 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1798/05 | 90 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1798/05 | 1799 | Commander | John Parker Robinson | BWAS-1793 |
| 1799 | 1799/09 | Commander | Henry Combe | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803/06 | 1807 | Master | H. Duncan | BWAS-1793 |
| 1804/04/19 | 1804 | Master | John Fryer | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807 | 1807/08 | Master | Stephen Trounce | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807/08 | 1807/11/11 | Master | John Foxton | BWAS-1793 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1798/04/06 | Began fitting at Blackwall | BWAS-1793 |
| 1798/05/03 | Completed fitting at Blackwall at a cost of £3238.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1798/05/03 | Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1798/05/23 | Re-classed as a 18 gun UnratedShip-Sloop | |
| 1798/07/29 | Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £3060.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1799/09 | Paid off | BWAS-1793 |
| 1799/10 | Began fitted as a storeship at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1800/05 | Re-classed as a 4 gun UnratedStoreship | |
| 1800/05 | Completed fitted as a storeship at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £797.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803/06 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807/05 | Sailed for North America | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807/11/11 | Wrecked in Canso Bay, Nova Scotia (may have been salvaged and broken up at Woolwich in August 1810) | BWAS-1793 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |