British sloop 'Challenger' (1813)

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Challenger	3539
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	29.7.1812	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	8.1812	BWAS-1793
Launched	15.5.1813	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Redbridge - Hampshire	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cruizer Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William Rule (d.1816)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Hobbs	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Sold	3.1824	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 1 ¾"Imperial Feet30.4991
Length of Keel77' 4 ¼"Imperial Feet23.476
Breadth30' 8"Imperial Feet9.3472
Depth in Hold12' 8 ½"Imperial Feet3.6703
Draught Forward6' 6"Imperial Feet1.9812
Draught Aft11' 3"Imperial Feet3.429
Burthen386 ⁸⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

15.5.1813Broadside 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

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.1813 - 7.6.1814Commander Frederick VernonBWAS-179312.1814 - 1815Commander Henry ForbesBWAS-179315.11.1816 - 1818Commander Philip Henry Bridges (d.1848)BWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
10.9.1806 - 12.1807Lieutenant John BroughtonNBD18498.1814 - 9.1815Lieutenant John Kiddle (d.1851)NBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
17.5.1813Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
9.7.1813Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
10.7.1813Reduction of San Sebastien
13.10.1813Destruction of the Filibustier
9.1815Began fitting at UnknownBWAS-1793
10.1815Completed fittingBWAS-1793
11.1816Recommissioned for the East IndiesBWAS-1793
26.2.1818Ordered to be sold in IndiaBWAS-1793
5.1819Fitted to receive riceBWAS-1793
1820Used as a mooring tenderBWAS-1793
3.1824Sold at Trincomalee for 3,000 RupeesBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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