British sloop 'Albacore' (1793)

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Albacore	2950
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	18.2.1793	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	4.1793	BWAS-1793
Launched	19.11.1793	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Pylades Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John Henslow (1730-1815)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John Randall (1755-1802)	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	1802	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck105' 3"Imperial Feet32.0192
Length of Keel86' 9 ½"Imperial Feet26.2255
Breadth28' 2"Imperial Feet8.5408
Depth in Hold13' 6"Imperial Feet4.0132
Draught Forward7' 7"Imperial Feet2.3114
Draught Aft11' 5"Imperial Feet3.4798
Burthen365 ⁷⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

19.11.1793Broadside 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
6.1793121Design Complement

8 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
30.11.1793 - 6.1795CommanderGeorge Parker (1767-1847) ADM 6/24/287BWAS-17936.1795CommanderRichard FellowesBWAS-17936.1795 - 1.1796CommanderThe Hon. Philip WodehouseBWAS-17931.1796 - 6.2.1796CommanderGeorge EyreBWAS-17936.2.1796 - 13.12.1796CommanderRobert WinthropBWAS-17932.1797 - 17.8.1798CommanderSamuel Peter Forster (d.1840)BWAS-17938.10.1798 - 10.1799CommanderThomas WhiteBWAS-179310.1799 - 1800LieutenantJohn ChilcottBWAS-1793

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
8.11.1796 - 3.17971st Class VolunteerJohn Thomas Young (1782-1848)NBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
4.1793Began building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1793
19.11.1793Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
19.11.1793Completed building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £4409.0.0dBWAS-1793
24.1.1794Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £4376.0.0dBWAS-1793
7.1.1796Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
3.5.1796Took the Brig L'Athénienne (14) off Barbados
17.1.1797Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
8.1797Took the Schooner La Nantaise (3)

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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