British sloop 'Rose' (1821)

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Rose
Nominal Guns	18	B181
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	27.2.1819	B181
Keel Laid Down	3.4.1820	B181
Launched	1.6.1821	B181
How acquired	Purpose built	B181
Shipyard	Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth	B181
Category	Unrated	B181
Ship Type	Sloop	B181
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B181
Broken Up	5.1851	B181

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB181
Length of Gundeck104' 2 ½"Imperial Feet31.7119
Length of Keel85' 10"Imperial Feet25.908
Breadth29' 10"Imperial Feet8.8392
Depth in Hold13' 4"Imperial Feet3.9963
Burthen397 ²⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

8.1821Broadside Weight = 262 Imperial Pound ( 118.817 kg)B181
Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.1821125 B181

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
21.12.1841 - 5.6.1843CommanderNBD1849

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
20.10.1829 - 4.1832First LieutenantNBD1849

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1825 - 11.1827MidshipmanNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
12.1824 - 18251st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
3.4.1820Began building at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth B181
1.6.1821Completed building at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £11791.0.0dB181
1.6.1821Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth B181
16.8.1821Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £5164.0.0dB181
20.10.1827Battle of Navarino
1842Refitted as a 16 gun Unrated Unknown
1848Refitted as a 14 gun Unrated Unknown
5.1851Broken up at ChathamB181

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B181David Lyon, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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Posted by Steven Miodowski on Saturday 30th of October 2021 15:59

Where is Arthur Rexford in this list? He was Master of the “Sloop Rose”

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