British bomb vessel 'Fury' (1814)

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Fury
Nominal Guns	12	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	5.6.1813	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	9.1813	BWAS-1793
Launched	4.4.1814	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Rochester - Kent	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Fury Class (1813)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir Henry PeakeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1762-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Mrs Mary RossBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Bomb Vessel	BWAS-1793
Wrecked	1.8.1825	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck105' 8"Imperial Feet32.0446
Length of Keel86' 6 ⅝"Imperial Feet26.2287
Breadth28' 7 ½"Imperial Feet8.5471
Depth in Hold14' 11"Imperial Feet4.2736
Burthen377Tons BM

Armament

4.4.1814Broadside Weight = 126 Imperial Pound ( 57.141 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck10 British 24-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck2 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck1 British 10" Mortar
Gun Deck1 British 13" Mortar

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
21.5.181267Design Complement

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1816CommanderBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
24.4.1824 - 1.8.1825First LieutenantBWAS-1793

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
5.7.1816 - 16.10.1816Masterref:1871

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1821 - 2.3.1826Master's MateNBD18491.1824 - 11.1825Master's MateNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
4.1814fitting for ordinary at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
7.1816fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
27.8.1816Bombardment of Algiers

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:1871 Archive

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