British sloop 'Cordelia' (1808)

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Cordelia	3698
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	31.12.1807	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	5.1808	BWAS-1793
Launched	26.7.1808	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Upnor - Kent	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cherokee Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir Henry Peake (1753-1825)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John King (1769-?)	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Last known	12.12.1833	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck90' 3"Imperial Feet27.5082
Length of Keel73' 90 ½"Imperial Feet22.2631
Breadth24' 8"Imperial Feet7.366
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Draught Forward6' 6"Imperial Feet1.9812
Draught Aft9' 1"Imperial Feet2.7686
Burthen238 ⁷⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

26.7.1808Broadside Weight = 78 Imperial Pound ( 35.373 kg)B181
Gun Deck8 British 18-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
26.11.180775Design Complement

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
9.1808 - 4.12.1813Commander Thomas Fortescue Kennedy (1774-1846)BWAS-17934.12.1813 - 5.1814Commander Henry Tillieux FraserBWAS-17935.1814 - 9.1816Commander William SargentBWAS-17939.1816 - 10.1816Commander William PophamBWAS-179311.1827 - 8.1828Commander George William St John MildmayBWAS-17938.1828 - 1829Commander Courtenay Edmund William Boyle (1800-?)BWAS-17933.1830 - 28.6.1833Commander Charles HothamBWAS-1793

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1.1809 - 3.1809Midshipman Thomas BurnhamNBD18497.1814 - 6.1817Master's Mate Alexander Bridport BecherNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
26.7.1808Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
9.1808Commissioned for the North SeaBWAS-1793
17.11.1808Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
27.8.1816Bombardment of Algiers
10.1816Laid up at SheernessBWAS-1793
4.1820Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham
10.1821Laid up at ChathamBWAS-1793
10.1821Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham
11.1826Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham
4.1827Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham
11.1827RecommissionedBWAS-1793
1829Paid offBWAS-1793
12.12.1833Sold at Chatham to Mr. Nixon for £710BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

B181David Lyon, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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