British sloop 'Blossom' (1806)

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Blossom	3346
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	19.11.1805	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	2.1806	BWAS-1793
Launched	10.12.1806	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Northam - Devon	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cormorant Class - revived (1805)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John HenslowBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1761-1795	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Robert GuillaumeBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	8.1848	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck108' 4 ½"Imperial Feet32.9311
Length of Keel90' 11 ½"Imperial Feet27.4447
Breadth29' 8 ¾"Imperial Feet8.8583
Depth in Hold9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432
Draught Forward8' 3"Imperial Feet2.5146
Draught Aft11' 4"Imperial Feet3.4544
Burthen427Tons BM

Armament

10.12.1806Broadside Weight = 334 Imperial Pound ( 151.469 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1806121Design Complement

11 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
12.1806 - 4.1808CommanderBWAS-179324.4.1808 - 10.1808CommanderBWAS-179310.1808 - 23.5.1809CommanderBWAS-179323.5.1809 - 30.5.1810CommanderNBD184930.5.1810 - 1813CommanderBWAS-17931813 - 1814CommanderBWAS-17931814CaptainBWAS-17936.1817 - 8.1819CaptainBWAS-17937.1820 - 9.1822CaptainBWAS-17939.9.1822 - 1824CaptainBWAS-17937.1.1825 - 12.10.1828CommanderNBD1849

5 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1810 - 4.11.1810Lieutenant†BWAS-17937.1.1818 - 9.2.1821LieutenantRNB182314.7.1818 - 7.1820LieutenantNBD184918.4.1825 - 1828LieutenantNBD18499.5.1829 - 1829LieutenantW033

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
2.7.1817 - 30.6.1819Masterref:1871

6 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1810MidshipmanTRN51810Master's MateTRN51817 - 5.1821Master's MateNBD18493.1817 - 13.7.1819MidshipmanNBD18498.1822 - 6.1824MidshipmanNBD18493.1825 - 9.1828MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
15.12.1806Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
21.4.1807Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
13.2.1808Sailed for PortugalBWAS-1793
23.4.1808Attack on the Garotta
19.6.1809Sailed with a convoy for QuebecBWAS-1793
18.6.1810Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
4.11.1810Capture of the César
4.11.1810Took the Xebec off Cape Socié
29.4.1811Action of 1811-04-29
23.2.1812Took the Schooner off NaplesBG
29.4.1812Boat action in the Rhone
1813Refitted as a 20 gun Sixth Rate Post Ship
1814Placed in Ordinary at SheernessBWAS-1793
8.1815Began middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
1.1817Completed middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £13367.0.0dBWAS-1793
2.1817Refitted as a 24 gun Sixth Rate Post Ship
6.1817RecommissionedBWAS-1793
6.1817Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
8.1817Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £6243.0.0dBWAS-1793
8.1819Paid offBWAS-1793
7.1824Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
12.1824Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £5509.0.0dBWAS-1793
12.1824Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
1.1825RecommissionedBWAS-1793
5.1825Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £8160.0.0dBWAS-1793
5.1828Paid offBWAS-1793
4.1829Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
8.1829Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
1.1833fitting as a Lazarette at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
8.1848Broken up at ChathamBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

RNB1823John Marshall, Digital Book

TRN5William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

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