British sloop 'Pylades' (1794)

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Pylades	13150
Nominal Guns	16	B028
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	18.2.1793	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	3.1793	BWAS-1793
Launched	4.1794	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	6.1794
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Rotherhithe	B028
Ship Class	Pylades Class
Designed by	Sir John Henslow (1730-1815)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Peter Mestaer	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Sloop
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold	23.11.1815	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck105' 1"Imperial Feet32.0091
Length of Keel86' 8"Imperial Feet26.2467
Breadth28' 2 ½"Imperial Feet8.5471
Depth in Hold13' 6"Imperial Feet4.0132
Draught Forward7' 6"Imperial Feet2.286
Draught Aft11' 6"Imperial Feet3.5052
Burthen366 ⁷⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

4.1794Broadside Weight = 49 Imperial Pound ( 22.2216 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck4 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1805121Design Complement

11 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
9.6.1794 - 26.11.1794CommanderThomas Twysden (d.1801)BWAS-17933.1797 - 11.1799CommanderAdam Mackenzie (d.1823)BWAS-179311.1799 - 1801CommanderAlexander Saunderson Burrowes (d.1806)BWAS-17938.1802 - 1805CommanderAlexander Saunderson Burrowes (d.1806)BWAS-17939.1805 - 22.1.1806CommanderBrian HodgsonBWAS-179325.1.1806 - 12.1808CommanderGeorge Miller Bligh (1780-1834)BWAS-179327.12.1808 - 1809CommanderWilliam Henry WhorwoodBWAS-17931809 - 6.1812CommanderGeorge FergusonBWAS-17936.1812 - 4.1814CommanderJames WemyssBWAS-17934.1814 - 13.6.1815CommanderJohn Charles Gawen RobertsBWAS-179313.6.1815 - 11.1815CommanderEdward Stone CotgraveBWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
11.1806 - 1811LieutenantAlexander Barclay Branch (1784-?)NBD184925.6.1811 - 2.1812LieutenantThomas BlakeNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
27.4.1797 - 29.1.1798CarpenterThomas TaylorADM29-1

3 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
12.1801 - 1803MidshipmanMartin Bennett (1789-?)NBD18497.1807 - 12.1808MidshipmanEdward Blanckley (d.1845)NBD184910.1811 - 12.1813Master's MateRobert ButcherNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
4.1794Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1793
16.8.1794Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard BWAS-1793
26.11.1794Wrecked in Haroldswick Bay, ShetlandBWAS-1793
1796Salvaged, sold at Leith to be rebuilt and then re-sold to the Royal NavyBWAS-1793
3.1797RecommissionedBWAS-1793
11.8.1799Retaking of the Crash
11.8.1799Took the Unrated Brig Crash (6) by boats
1.11.1802Sailed for West AfricaBWAS-1793
5.1805Began small repair at Sheerness Dockyard BWAS-1793
11.1805Completed small repair at Sheerness Dockyard BWAS-1793
1806Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
3.5.1808Took the Privateer Le Grand Napoléon (4) in the Mediterranean
14.12.1809Took the Privateer Xebec L'Aigle (14)
8.3.1812Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
5.10.1813Attack off Anzio
23.11.1815Sold at Deptford for £950BWAS-1793

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

B028J. J. ColledgeBook

BWAS-1793Rif WinfieldBook

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

NBD1849O'BrienDigital Book

ADM29-1 Document

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Makis on Sunday 16th of September 2018 16:12

Pylades (Captain Ferguson)
5-8 March 1810
Carried Lord Byron and John Cam Hobhouse from Athens to Smyrna.
Check Hobhouse's Diary on Peter Cochran's Blog

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