British sloop 'Harlequin' (1813)

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Harlequin

4617
Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered2.11.1812BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down2.1813BWAS-1793
Launched15.7.1813BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardIpswich - Suffolk BWAS-1793
Ship ClassCruizer Class (1797)BWAS-1793
Designed by
William RuleBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1778-1813
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Jabez BaileyBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1804-1814
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Sold4.9.1829BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 2"Imperial Feet30.5308 
Length of Keel77' 4 ½"Imperial Feet23.4823 
Breadth30' 7"Imperial Feet9.3218 
Depth in Hold12' 11 ½"Imperial Feet3.6703 
Draught Forward7' 6"Imperial Feet2.286 
Draught Aft11' 6"Imperial Feet3.5052 
Burthen384 90⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


15.7.1813Broadside 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

7 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
11.1813 - 11.1815Commander
William KempthorneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1817
BWAS-17931818 - 17.7.1819Commander
Alexander Barclay BranchBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1828
BWAS-179317.7.1819 - 6.1822Commander
Charles Christopher ParkerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1811-1822
BWAS-17936.1822 - 24.10.1824Commander
John WeeksBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1824
†BWAS-179311.1824 - 1825Commander
Sir James ScottBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1785-1865
BWAS-17938.1826 - 4.1827Commander
Williams SandomBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1808-1854
BWAS-17934.1827 - 1829Commander
Charles ElliotBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1825-1829
BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
28.4.1827 - 7.1827Lieutenant
Wheatley ByassBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1808-1827
NBD1849

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
20.11.1813 - 28.11.1815Master
Robert ThompsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1813-1819
ref:1871

Service History


DateEventSource
31.7.1813Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
11.1813Commissioned for the ChannelBWAS-1793
17.4.1814Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
11.1815Laid up at PlymouthBWAS-1793
2.1817Refitted as a 18 gun Unrated Unknown
2.1818Recommissioned for QueenstownBWAS-1793
3.1818Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
4.1818Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
7.1825Refitted as a 18 gun Unrated Unknown
7.1825Began Rerigged and fitted at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
10.1825Completed Rerigged and fitted at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
8.1826Recommissioned for JamaicaBWAS-1793
4.9.1829Sold at Jamaica for £403BWAS-1793

 
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