British sloop 'Beaver' (1795)

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Beaver	3264
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	28.3.1795	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	5.1795	BWAS-1793
Launched	29.9.1795	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Harwich - Essex	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John Henslow (1730-1815)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Joseph Graham	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Wrecked	21.12.1808	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck94' 3"Imperial Feet28.6703
Length of Keel77' 6"Imperial Feet23.4914
Breadth25' 6 ½"Imperial Feet7.6327
Depth in Hold13' 4"Imperial Feet3.9963
Draught Forward6' 7"Imperial Feet2.0066
Draught Aft9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432
Burthen268 ⁸⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

29.9.1795Broadside Weight = 78 Imperial Pound ( 35.373 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 12-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pound Carronade

8 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
10.1795 - 18.7.1796CommanderSamuel George WarnerBWAS-179318.7.1796 - 22.9.1797CommanderRichard Brown (d.1803)BWAS-179322.9.1797 - 1.1798CommanderRichard Matson (1771-1848)BWAS-17931.1798 - 6.1798CommanderThomas CamelfordBWAS-179327.6.1798 - 8.1802CommanderChristopher Bassett Jones (d.1805)BWAS-17935.1803 - 4.1804CommanderCharles PellyBWAS-17934.1804 - 5.1804CommanderWoodley LosackBWAS-17935.1804 - 1805CommanderCharles Marshall Gregory (d.1808)BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
3.6.1799 - 3.1.1800LieutenantColin MacDonaldNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
22.9.1804 - 12.2.1805MasterFrancis PriorADM29-1

Service History

DateEventSource
5.1795Began building at Harwich - Essex BWAS-1793
29.9.1795Completed building at Harwich - Essex at a cost of £3335.0.0dBWAS-1793
5.11.1795Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
7.1.1796Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £3737.0.0dBWAS-1793
22.2.1796Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
1.1799Began refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
2.1799Completed refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £3285.0.0dBWAS-1793
31.3.1799

Arrived at Portsmouth

TNC
7.1801Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
8.1801Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1802On the Irish stationBWAS-1793
31.3.1804Took the Brig Atalante (10) by boats in the Vlie
21.12.1808Sold at SheernessBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ADM29-1 Document

TNCVarious, Periodical

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