British Sixth Rate post ship 'Ariadne' (1816)

Three Decks' Forum

Come and ask, answer or inform.

Recent updates

Update Charles de Boscal de Mornac (Chevalier de Réals) (1645-1697)
Update Le Vermandois (76)
Update François de Bourbon-Vendôme (Duc de Beaufort) (1616-1669)
Update Français (62)
Update Jean-Baptiste Valbelle (Chevalier de Valbelle) (1627-1681)
Update René Villepars
Update du Vigier (Sieur des Rabesnières-Treillebois ) (1610-1672)
Update Pouange
Update Montade
Update Le Mazarin (48)
See more...

Ariadne	3117
Nominal Guns	20	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	28.11.1812	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	4.1815	BWAS-1793
Launched	10.2.1816	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Pater Yard - Pembroke Dock	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Hermes Class	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Edward Churchill	BWAS-1793
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Post Ship	BWAS-1793
Sold	23.7.1841	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck121' 7"Imperial Feet36.8893
Length of Keel100' 5 ½"Imperial Feet30.4927
Breadth30' 11 ¼"Imperial Feet9.1504
Depth in Hold8' 9"Imperial Feet2.667
Draught Forward9' 1"Imperial Feet2.7686
Draught Aft10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048
Burthen511 ⁴²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

10.2.1816Broadside Weight = 297 Imperial Pound ( 134.6895 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck18 British 32-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1810135Design Complement

7 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
4.1823 - 12.1824CaptainConstantine Richard Moorsom (1792-1861)BWAS-179312.1824 - 22.1.1826Captain of MarinesIsham Fleming ChapmanBWAS-17939.2.1826 - 1827CaptainAdolphus Fitzclarence (1802-1856)W02510.1827CaptainCharles Leonard Irby (1789-1845)BWAS-179310.1827 - 5.1828CaptainLewis DaviesBWAS-179311.1828 - 1830CaptainFrederick Marryat (1792-1848)BWAS-179311.1830 - 1834CaptainCharles PhillipsBWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
25.2.1826 - 30.4.1827Lieutenant Richard Crozier (1803-1880)NBD184916.11.1826 - 10.1827LieutenantCharles Bell Bell (1797-1844)NBD1849

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
4.1822 - 1825MidshipmanHoratio BlairNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
3.1816Began fitting for ordinary at Pater Yard - Pembroke Dock BWAS-1793
21.3.1816Completed fitting for ordinary at Pater Yard - Pembroke Dock BWAS-1793
2.1817Refitted as a 20 gun Unrated Unknown
6.1.1820Refitted as a 26 gun Sixth Rate Post Ship
6.1.1820refitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
3.1822Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
1.8.1822Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
1824On Cape of Good Hope StationBWAS-1793
8.1828Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
2.1829Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £11692.0.0dBWAS-1793
11.1830Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
1.1831Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £5820.0.0dBWAS-1793
1835Paid offBWAS-1793
8.1836Began fitting as a Coal Depot at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
2.1837Completed fitting as a Coal Depot at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £1775.0.0dBWAS-1793
23.7.1841Ordered to be sold at Alexandria for £900BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

Previous comments on this pageno comments to display

Make a comment about this page

Recent comments to other pages

Date posted	By	Page
Friday 7th of August 2020 17:22	Jacques Petit	French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Ardent' (1681) (64)
Thursday 6th of August 2020 14:53	Walter Roberts	Josiah and Thomas Brindley
Wednesday 5th of August 2020 13:11	regis	French Privateer 'Le Marin' (1694)
Wednesday 5th of August 2020 03:27	Jane Elderfield	French Privateer 'Le Marin' (1694)
Tuesday 4th of August 2020 22:04	Oscar Pantin Ganteaume	French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Pyrrhus' (1791) (74)

GDPR Statement