British Sixth Rate post ship 'Falmouth' (1814)

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Falmouth
Nominal Guns	20	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	18.11.1812	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	4.1813	BWAS-1793
Launched	8.1.1814	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	5.1815	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Bideford - Devon	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cyrus Class (1812)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Richard ChapmanBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Post Ship	BWAS-1793
Sold	27.1.1825	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck115' 6"Imperial Feet35.0622
Length of Gundeck115' 6 ¾"Imperial Feet35.0711
Length of Keel97' 2 ¼"Imperial Feet29.572
Length of Keel97' 2"Imperial Feet29.5729
Breadth29' 8"Imperial Feet8.8618
Breadth29' 10"Imperial Feet8.8392
Depth in Hold8' 6"Imperial Feet2.5908
Burthen454 ⁸⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM
Burthen454 ⁹²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

8.1.1814Broadside 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 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.1815 - 9.1815CaptainBWAS-17939.1815 - 1.1817CaptainBWAS-17931.1817 - 3.1819CommanderBWAS-17933.1819 - 9.1820CommanderBWAS-17939.1820 - 1823CommanderBWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
13.5.1815 - 26.3.1819LieutenantNBD184921.7.1819 - 13.2.1822LieutenantNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1.1.1821 - 2.2.1822Masterref:1870

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
11.1815 - 1822Master's MateNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
23.3.1814Began fitting for ordinary at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
30.3.1814Completed fitting for ordinary at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
12.1814Began fitting for sea at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
7.1815Completed fitting for sea at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
9.1815Commissioned for St HelenaBWAS-1793
11.1815Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
1.1816Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
2.1817Refitted as a 20 gun Unrated Unknown
3.1819Commissioned for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
7.1823Paid offBWAS-1793
1824At PortsmouthBWAS-1793
27.1.1825Sold for mercantile use to Timothy Hutchinson for £2,260. Renamed ProtectorBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:1870 Book

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