British bomb vessel 'Devastation' (1804)

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Devastation
Nominal Guns	8	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	10.1804	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Temple's Yard - South Shields	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Simon TempleBritish Ship Owner Ship Builder Service 1801-1803	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Bomb Vessel	BWAS-1793
Sold	30.5.1816	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck104' 2"Imperial Feet31.7119
Length of Keel84' 3"Imperial Feet25.6223
Breadth31' 6 ½"Imperial Feet9.4615
Burthen445 ⁶⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

10.1804Broadside Weight = 96 Imperial Pound ( 43.536 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck1 British 13" Mortar
Gun Deck1 British 10" Mortar
Upper Gun Deck8 British 24-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
67Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
3.1804 - 1805CommanderBWAS-17931806 - 1807CommanderBWAS-17936.1809 - 1811CommanderBWAS-17932.1812 - 19.10.1814CommanderBWAS-179329.3.1815 - 1806CommanderBWAS-1793

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
3.5.1804 - 1804MasterADM 29-1

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
29.1.1815 - 7.1815MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
9.12.1803Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
20.4.1804Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
1806On the Downs stationBWAS-1793
28.7.1809Expedition to the Scheldt
8.4.1810Sailed for CadizBWAS-1793
1813In the BalticBWAS-1793
8.1814Operations in the Potomac
30.5.1816Sold for £1,400BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 29-1 Document

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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