British gun-brig 'Bloodhound' (1801)

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Bloodhound
Nominal Guns	12	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	7.1.1801	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	1.1801	BWAS-1793
Launched	2.4.1801	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Bloodhound 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	Gun-brig	BWAS-1793
Sold for Break Up	18.9.1816	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck80' 1"Imperial Feet24.4094
Length of Keel65' 7"Imperial Feet19.8476
Breadth23' 1"Imperial Feet7.0189
Depth in Hold8' 6"Imperial Feet2.5908
Draught Forward5' 8"Imperial Feet1.7272
Draught Aft7' 7"Imperial Feet2.3114
Burthen185 ⁸³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

2.4.1801Broadside Weight = 108 Imperial Pound ( 48.978 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck10 British 18-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 18-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
180150Design Complement

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
4.1801 - 10.1802Lieutenant Joseph Bradby Bogue (d.1806)BWAS-179310.1802 - 8.1805Lieutenant Henry RichardsonBWAS-17938.1805 - 1807Lieutenant Thomas WarrandBWAS-17931807 - 1808Lieutenant Samuel Ward Flinders (d.1835)BWAS-17931808 - 1811Lieutenant Thomas WarrandBWAS-17937.12.1811 - 1.3.1812Lieutenant Josias Bray (d.1846)NAO12.1812 - 1814Lieutenant Charles RubidgeBWAS-1793

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
11.1801 - 5.1803Midshipman Whitwell ButlerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
3.4.1801Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
19.4.1801Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
28.7.1809Expedition to the Scheldt
6.8.1810Took the Privateer La Becassine (2) in the North Sea
4.12.1811Wrecked near Trevose Head but salvagedBWAS-1793
18.9.1816Sold at Plymouth for £580BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Cy on Tuesday 25th of September 2018 17:25

Thanks. For crew lists you will need to visit the national archives at Kew. They have not been digitised.

Posted by Colin Hose on Tuesday 25th of September 2018 11:49

Useful info, but would have liked to have known who the crew were. My great grandfather x3 John Hose, ordinary seaman who went on to become a Lieutenant.

Posted by Colin Hose on Tuesday 25th of September 2018 11:45

Useful info, but would have liked to have known who the crew were. My great grandfather x3 John Hose, ordinary seaman who went on to become a Lieutenant.

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