British sloop 'Herald' (1806)

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Herald
Nominal Guns	18	B028
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	12.7.1805	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	12.1805	BWAS-1793
Launched	27.12.1806	B028
How acquired	Built by Contract	B028
Shipyard	Corney & Carver's Yard - Littlehampton	B028
Ship Class	Cormorant Class - revived	B028
Designed by	Sir John Henslow (1730-1815)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Carver and Corney	B028
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Sloop	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Broken Up	9.9.1817	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck108' 10"Imperial Feet32.9184
Length of Keel90' 11 /12"Imperial Feet27.4341
Breadth29' 9 ½"Imperial Feet8.8519
Depth in Hold8' 11 ½"Imperial Feet2.4511
Draught Forward7' 9"Imperial Feet2.3622
Draught Aft10' 9"Imperial Feet3.2766
Burthen429 ³⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

27.12.1806Broadside Weight = 120 Imperial Pound ( 54.42 kg)B028
Gun Deck8 British 18-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder

27.12.1806Broadside Weight = 334 Imperial Pound ( 151.469 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.1806121EstablishmentBWAS-1793

4 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
3.1807 - 1.1808CommanderGeorge HonyBWAS-17931.1808 - 1.8.1811CommanderGeorge JacksonBWAS-17931.8.1811 - 5.1813CaptainGeorge JacksonBWAS-17935.1813 - 1815CaptainClement Milward (1776-1857)BWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
3.1807 - 1809First LieutenantWalter ForemanW00528.3.1812 - 27.11.1812LieutenantThomas Bushby (d.1865)NBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
14.1.1807Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1.4.1807Completed at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
1.4.1807Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
18.5.1807Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
11.11.1807Took the Privateer Le César (4) in the Mediterranean
8.1810Refitted as a 20 gun Sixth Rate Post Ship
4.7.1812Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
1814At Halifax, NSBWAS-1793
2.1817Refitted as a 24 gun Sixth Rate Post Ship
9.9.1817Broken up at ChathamBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

W005William James, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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