British sloop 'Dispatch' (1804)

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Dispatch	3888
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	27.11.1802	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	4.1803	BWAS-1793
Launched	26.5.1804	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Falmouth - Cornwall	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cruizer Class
Designed by	William Rule (d.1816)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Richard Symons	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop
Sailing Rig	Brig
Sold	9.1811	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

26.5.1804Broadside 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

4 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
5.1804 - 25.9.1806CommanderEdward Hawkins (d.1839)BWAS-179325.9.1806 - 1807CaptainEdward Hawkins (d.1839)BWAS-17931807 - 21.10.1810CommanderJames Lillicrap (1770-1851)BWAS-179321.10.1810 - 9.1811CommanderSir James AberdourBWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
7.1805 - 19.12.1807Acting LieutenantJustinian Barrell (d.1869)NBD184919.12.1807 - 8.1811LieutenantJustinian Barrell (d.1869)NBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
9.6.1804Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
20.8.1804Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
27.9.1806Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Le President (40) in the Atlantic
29.2.1808Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
2.10.1808Took the Privateer La Dorade (4)
9.1811Paid off and broken up at PlymouthBWAS-1793

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif WinfieldBook

NBD1849O'BrienDigital Book

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Dispatch
Despatch
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	27.11.1802	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	4.1803	BWAS-1793
Launched	26.5.1804	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Falmouth - Cornwall	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cruizer Class
Designed by	William Rule (d.1816)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Richard Symons	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop
Sailing Rig	Brig
Sold	9.1811	BWAS-1793