British sloop 'Busy' (1797)

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Busy	3455
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	19.12.1796	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	3.1797	BWAS-1793
Launched	20.11.1797	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	Brig	BWAS-1793
Foundered	1807	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck96' 1"Imperial Feet29.265
Length of Keel75' 3"Imperial Feet22.8752
Breadth29' 0"Imperial Feet8.8392
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719
Draught Forward7' 6"Imperial Feet2.286
Draught Aft10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004
Burthen336 ⁵⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

20.11.1797Broadside 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
12.1797 - 9.1800Commander John Acworth OmmanneyBWAS-17939.1800 - 1802Lieutenant Richard Falkland (1765-1825)BWAS-17931802Lieutenant William Henry ByamBWAS-17931803 - 12.1803Commander George Chamberlayne (d.1803)BWAS-179322.3.1803 - 1804Commander Timothy ClinchBWAS-179312.1804 - 1806Commander William Henry ByamBWAS-17931806 - 2.1807Commander Richard Keily (d.1807)†BWAS-1793

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
22.1.1798 - 15.4.1800Carpenter George RobinsNAO

Service History

DateEventSource
3.1797Began building at Harwich - Essex BWAS-1793
20.11.1797Completed building at Harwich - Essex at a cost of £3627.0.0dBWAS-1793
28.11.1797Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
3.2.1798Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £7954.0.0dBWAS-1793
16.9.1799Took the Privateer Le Dragon (16)
11.1799Began making good defects at Harwich - Essex BWAS-1793
12.1799Completed making good defects at Harwich - Essex BWAS-1793
2.1800Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
1806On the Halifax StationBWAS-1793
2.1807Lost with all hands off HalifaxBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

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