British Sixth Rate post ship 'Esk' (1813)

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Esk	4126
Nominal Guns	20	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	18.11.1812	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	1.1813	BWAS-1793
Launched	11.10.1813	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	1.1814	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Ipswich - Suffolk	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cyrus Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William Rule (d.1816)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Jabez Bailey	BWAS-1793
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Post Ship	BWAS-1793
Sold	8.1.1829	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck115' 7 ⅝"Imperial Feet35.0679
Length of Gundeck115' 6"Imperial Feet35.0622
Length of Keel97' 3 ⅝"Imperial Feet29.5815
Length of Keel97' 2"Imperial Feet29.5729
Breadth29' 10"Imperial Feet8.8392
Depth in Hold8' 6"Imperial Feet2.5908
Draught Forward8' 6"Imperial Feet2.5908
Draught Aft9' 8"Imperial Feet2.9464
Burthen454 ⁸⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM
Burthen464 ⁴²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

11.10.1813Broadside Weight = 326 Imperial Pound ( 147.841 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck20 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
27.11.1812135Design Complement

5 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1.1814 - 4.6.1814CommanderGeorge Gustavus Lennock (1777-1866)BWAS-17934.6.1814 - 9.1815CaptainGeorge Gustavus Lennock (1777-1866)BWAS-179311.1820 - 19.7.1821CommanderEdward Lloyd (d.1855)BWAS-179322.11.1821 - 1822CommanderArther Lee WarnerBWAS-17939.1824 - 1828CommanderWilliam Jardine PurchasBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
16.12.1825 - 5.1828LieutenantArthur Kellett (d.1848)NBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
23.9.1820 - 18231st Class VolunteerJohn Elliot BinghamNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
19.10.1813Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
14.6.1814Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
9.1815Paid offBWAS-1793
1.1820Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
11.1820Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
8.11.1820Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
5.1824Began very small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
7.1824Completed very small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
9.1824Recommissioned for the Africa stationBWAS-1793
5.1828Began fitting for ordinary at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
6.1828Completed fitting for ordinary at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
8.1.1829Sold at Chatham to William Wilson for £1,530BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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