British sloop 'Echo' (1809)

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Echo
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	21.11.1808	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	12.1808	BWAS-1793
Launched	1.7.1809	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Frindsbury - Kent	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cruizer Class (1797)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John PelhamBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	5.1817	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 4"Imperial Feet30.5816
Length of Keel77' 6 ⅜"Imperial Feet23.4791
Breadth30' 8"Imperial Feet9.3472
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719
Draught Forward6' 2"Imperial Feet1.8796
Draught Aft10' 3"Imperial Feet3.1242
Burthen387 ⁷⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1.7.1809Broadside 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 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
9.1809 - 21.10.1810CommanderBWAS-179322.10.1810 - 5.1811CommanderNBD18495.1811 - 28.7.1811Commander†BWAS-17938.1811 - 1815CommanderBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
7.1.1809Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
8.11.1809Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
12.3.1810Took the Privateer off Dieppe
21.2.1811Took the Privateer
1813In North AmericaBWAS-1793
1814In North AmericaBWAS-1793
24.4.1814Took the Privateer
5.1817Broken up at ChathamBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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