British sloop 'Cephalus' (1807)

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Cephalus	3528
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	22.1.1806	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	4.1806	BWAS-1793
Launched	10.1.1807	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Yarmouth IOW - Isle of Wight	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cruizer Class
Designed by	William Rule (d.1816)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Custance & Stone	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop
Sailing Rig	Brig
Last known	17.3.1830	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
Burthen382 ⁴¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

10.1.1807Broadside 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 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
5.1807 - 13.10.1807CommanderCharles Sibthorp John HawtayneBWAS-179322.12.1807 - 16.2.1808CommanderAbel FerrisNAO7.1.1808 - 12.2.1811CommanderEdward Harvey (1783-1865)BWAS-179312.2.1811 - 7.1812CommanderSir Augustus William James CliffordBWAS-17937.1812 - 7.6.1814CommanderEdward FlinBWAS-17937.6.1814 - 19.7.1814CommanderHenry EltonBWAS-179319.7.1814 - 24.9.1815CommanderJohn Furneaux (1793-1865)NBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
27.2.1807Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
23.7.1807Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
10.9.1807Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
11.1.1810Took the Privateer Le Scipion (4) in the Mediterranean
4.7.1811Action on the Tuscan coast
21.7.1811Action of 1811-07-21
22.2.1813Took the Privateer La Diligente (8) in the Mediterranean
10.6.1813Took the Privateer Le Jeune Thetis (10) off Minorca
2.7.1813Took the Privateer Le Petit Chasseur (3) off Sardinia
25.7.1813Took the Privateer Xebec L'Ecureuil (1) off Cagliari after a cruise of 40 days without prizesBG
11.9.1815Arrived at Plymouth to pay offBWAS-1793
13.3.1830Breaking up completed at PlymouthBWAS-1793

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif WinfieldBook

NAOVariousWeb Site

NBD1849O'BrienDigital Book

BGOfficialWeb Site

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