British sloop 'Calypso' (1805)

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Calypso	3472
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	15.10.1803	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	3.1804	BWAS-1793
Launched	2.2.1805	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Deptford - London	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cruizer Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William Rule (d.1816)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John Dudman (1750-1817)	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	3.1821	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 0"Imperial Feet30.48
Length of Keel77' 3 ½"Imperial Feet23.4823
Breadth30' 6"Imperial Feet9.2964
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719
Draught Forward6' 6"Imperial Feet1.9812
Displacement11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen382 ⁴¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

2.2.1805Broadside 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

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
8.1805 - 22.1.1806Commander Mathew ForsterBWAS-179322.1.1806 - 28.6.1810Commander Mathew Barton Bradby (d.1831)BWAS-179328.6.1810 - 22.7.1812Commander Henry WeirBWAS-179322.7.1812 - 7.6.1814Commander Thomas GroubeBWAS-17936.1814 - 1816Commander Charles Hope ReidBWAS-17931816Lieutenant John SissonBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
11.2.1805Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
16.5.1805Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
17.7.1805Action off Calais
14.6.1811

Captured , off the Coast of Jutland , a Danish Privateer of 10 guns, and destroyed another vessel of the same description .

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6.7.1812Action of 1812-07-06
1817In Ordinary at ChathamBWAS-1793
3.1821Broken up at ChathamBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

BGOfficial, Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Tim Oakley on Wednesday 8th of January 2020 05:31

18 Jul 1805 Calypso Commander Mathew Forster received a severe shoulder wound during the action and had to give up command of Calypso.

Posted by Tim Oakley on Wednesday 8th of January 2020 05:28

14 June 1811 Commander Henry Weir captured the Danish privateer Nayahada off the coast of Jutland and destroyed another. Both were armed with ten guns.

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