British sloop 'Zephyr' (1809)

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Zephyr
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	9.6.1808	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	10.1808	BWAS-1793
Launched	29.4.1809	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Crocus Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	The SurveyorsBritish Designer Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Nicholas DiddamsBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Sold for Break Up	29.1.1818	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck92' 0"Imperial Feet28.0416
Length of Keel72' 8 ¾"Imperial Feet21.9647
Breadth25' 6"Imperial Feet7.6505
Depth in Hold12' 8"Imperial Feet3.7592
Burthen251 ⁴¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

28.4.1809Broadside Weight = 150 Imperial Pound ( 68.025 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck12 British 24-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
28.3.180786Design Complement

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
24.6.1809 - 8.1811CommanderBWAS-17938.1811 - 20.6.1814CommanderBWAS-179320.6.1814 - 19.12.1814CommanderBWAS-179319.12.1814 - 8.10.1816CommanderBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
24.2.1812 - 8.1813LieutenantNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
29.4.1809Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
6.1809Commissioned for the Downs and the ChannelBWAS-1793
17.8.1809Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
11.12.1811Took the Privateer off Dieppe
10.12.1812Took the Schooner off Dieppe
22.4.1813Sailed with a convoy to the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1815Sailed to St HelenaBWAS-1793
6.1816Paid offBWAS-1793
29.1.1818Sold at Plymouth to Thomas Pitman for £820BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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