British sloop 'Despatch' (1812)

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Despatch	3889
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	14.11.1811	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	2.1812	BWAS-1793
Launched	7.12.1812	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Upnor - Kent	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cruizer Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William Rule (d.1816)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John King (1769-?)	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Sold	5.1836	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 3"Imperial Feet30.5562
Length of Keel77' 3 ½"Imperial Feet23.4823
Breadth30' 8 ½"Imperial Feet9.1567
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719
Burthen387 ⁶⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

7.12.1812Broadside 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
12.1812 - 11.1814Commander James GallowayBWAS-179311.1814 - 1815Commander William CobbeBWAS-17931.1821 - 1822Commander William Clark JervoiseBWAS-17937.1825 - 1828Commander Robert White ParsonsBWAS-179310.1828 - 2.1830Commander William Bohun Bowyer (1789-?)BWAS-17932.1830 - 1832Commander Edward Augustus FranklandBWAS-17936.1832 - 1834Commander William DaniellBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
12.1812Commissioned for the North Coast of SpainBWAS-1793
7.12.1812Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
27.1.1813Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £5847.0.0dBWAS-1793
10.7.1813Reduction of San Sebastien
1814Sailed to North AmericaBWAS-1793
1815Paid offBWAS-1793
2.1817Refitted as a 18 gun Unrated Unknown
10.1818Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
4.1819Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £3747.0.0dBWAS-1793
1.1821Recommissioned for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1.1821Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
4.1821Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £5382.0.0dBWAS-1793
4.1825Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
7.1825Refitted as a 18 gun Unrated Unknown
10.1825Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £9204.0.0dBWAS-1793
1828At CorkBWAS-1793
10.1828Began making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
1.1829Completed making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £4025.0.0dBWAS-1793
2.1832Began refitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
6.1832Recommissioned for North America and the West IndiesBWAS-1793
6.1832Refitted as a 16 gun Unrated Unknown
9.1832Completed refitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
5.1836Sold at SheernessBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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