British sloop 'Bacchus' (1813)

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Bacchus	3211
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	30.8.1811	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	1.1812	BWAS-1793
Launched	17.4.1813	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cruizer Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William Rule (d.1816)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Sir Robert Seppings (1767-1840)	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Sunk as Breakwater	13.8.1829	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 3 ½"Imperial Feet30.4927
Length of Keel77' 3 ½"Imperial Feet23.4823
Breadth30' 7"Imperial Feet9.3218
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719
Draught Forward7' 1"Imperial Feet2.159
Draught Aft11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen384 ⁵¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

17.4.1813Broadside Weight = 262 Imperial Pound ( 118.817 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1797121Design Complement

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.1813 - 4.12.1813Commander Lewis HoleBWAS-17934.12.1813 - 2.1814Captain Lewis HoleBWAS-17932.1814 - 5.1814Commander George Wickins Willes (1785-1846)BWAS-17935.1814 - 6.1814Commander William SlaughterBWAS-17938.1814 - 12.1816Commander William Hill (1779-?)NAO17.12.1816 - 4.7.1817Commander Edward Barnard (1782-1863)NBD18497.1817 - 1.1820Commander John Pengelly ParkinBWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
20.5.1815 - 1.11.1819Lieutenant Henry Esch Atkinson (1792-1857)NBD184916.9.1815 - 3.6.1818Lieutenant Robert Ball BoardmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
17.4.1813Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
5.1813Commissioned for the Irish SeaBWAS-1793
10.6.1813Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
1.1820Laid up at DeptfordBWAS-1793
8.1826fitting as a Coal Depot at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
6.1829Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
8.1829Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
13.8.1829Towed to Harwich. Presumably then sunk as a breakwater.BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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