British sloop 'Fly' (1804)

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Fly
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	27.11.1802	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	5.1803	BWAS-1793
Launched	26.3.1804	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Bursledon - Hampshire	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Merlin Class (1795)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	George ParsonsBritish Ship Builder Service 1795	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Wrecked	5.1805	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck106' 0"Imperial Feet32.3088
Length of Keel87' 5 ¾"Imperial Feet26.5367
Breadth28' 2"Imperial Feet8.5408
Depth in Hold13' 9"Imperial Feet4.0386
Draught Forward8' 0"Imperial Feet2.4384
Draught Aft11' 6"Imperial Feet3.5052
Burthen369 ¹⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

26.3.1804Broadside Weight = 304 Imperial Pound ( 137.864 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 12-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
29.1.1795121Design Complement

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
4.1804 - 1.5.1804CommanderBWAS-17931.5.1804 - 5.1805CommanderBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
28.3.1804Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
27.4.1804Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
5.1804Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
5.1804Wrecked on Carysfort Reef, near Key Largo, FloridaBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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Posted by Tim Oakley on Wednesday 1st of February 2017 16:24

1805 Fly Jamaica Station Captain P.B. Pellew and the Purser was a Richard Cotter

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