British sloop 'Dauntless' (1808)

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Dauntless	3826
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	25.3.1806	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	11.1807	BWAS-1793
Launched	20.12.1808	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cormorant Class - revived	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John Henslow (1730-1815)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Robert John Nelson	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	27.1.1825	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck108' 4"Imperial Feet32.9311
Length of Keel90' 9 ⅝"Imperial Feet27.4479
Breadth29' 7"Imperial Feet8.859
Depth in Hold9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432
Draught Forward8' 2"Imperial Feet2.4892
Draught Aft11' 0 ½"Imperial Feet3.3655
Burthen422 ⁶¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

20.12.1808Broadside Weight = 334 Imperial Pound ( 151.469 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
20.12.1808121Design Complement

5 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
7.1809 - 1.1810CommanderJosiah Wittman (d.1810)†BWAS-17932.5.1810 - 1815CommanderSir Daniel BarberBWAS-179311.1818 - 11.1820CaptainValentine Gardner (d.1820)†BWAS-179328.11.1820 - 6.1821CommanderJohn Norman Campbell (d.1849)BWAS-17934.6.1821 - 1823CaptainGeorge Cornish GambierBWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
9.2.1815 - 7.1815LieutenantRichard Bayley BowdenNBD184920.11.1818 - 11.5.1820LieutenantGeorge Baker (1797-1861)NBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
20.12.1808Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
14.8.1809Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
15.6.1810Sailed with a convoy for ArchangelBWAS-1793
1812Irish StationBWAS-1793
1813Irish StationBWAS-1793
1814Newfoundland StationBWAS-1793
12.1815In Ordinary at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
2.1817Refitted as a 26 gun Sixth Rate Post Ship
6.1818Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
2.1819Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1823Paid off at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
27.1.1825Sold to Thomas Smith for £2,330BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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