British Sixth Rate post ship 'Larne' (1814)

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Larne

5037
Nominal Guns20BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered18.11.1812BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down7.1813BWAS-1793
Launched8.3.1814BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardBottomley’s Yard - King's Lynn BWAS-1793
Ship ClassCyrus ClassBWAS-1793
Designed by William Rule (d.1816)BWAS-1793
Constructor William BottomleyBWAS-1793
CategorySixth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypePost Ship BWAS-1793
Sold26.3.1828BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB028
Length of Gundeck115' 6"Imperial Feet35.0622 
Breadth30' 0"Imperial Feet9.144 
Burthen459Tons BM 
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck115' 6"Imperial Feet35.0622 
Length of Keel97' 2"Imperial Feet29.5729 
Breadth29' 9 ½"Imperial Feet8.8519 
Depth in Hold8' 6"Imperial Feet2.5908 
Burthen458 68⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


4.1814Broadside Weight = 297 Imperial Pound ( 134.6895 kg)B028
Gun Deck18 British 32-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
27.11.1812135Design Complement

9 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
9.1814 - 1.1815Captain John William Andrew (1783-1854)BWAS-17931.1815 - 5.1815Captain John Fordyce MaplesBWAS-17935.1815 - 8.1815CaptainSir John Gordon SinclairBWAS-17938.1815 - 1818Captain Abraham Lowe (1771-?)BWAS-17935.1819 - 7.12.1819Commander Henry ForbesBWAS-17937.12.1819 - 1822Commander Robert TaitBWAS-17933.1823 - 1824Commander Frederick Marryat (1792-1848)BWAS-17931824 - 7.1825Lieutenant John Kingcome (d.1871)BWAS-179325.7.1825 - 4.4.1827Commander William Burdett DobsonBWAS-1793

Service History


DateEventSource
9.4.1814Began fitting for ordinary at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
5.5.1814Completed fitting for ordinary at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
12.1814Began fitting for sea at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
12.1.1815Completed fitting for sea at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
1817On the Jamaica StationBWAS-1793
2.1817Refitted as a 20 gun Unrated Unknown
1.1819Paid offBWAS-1793
5.1819Began fitting for sea at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
8.1819Completed fitting for sea at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
11.1822Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
3.1823Recommissioned for the East IndiesBWAS-1793
6.1823Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
5.1824Operations in the Irrawaddy until SeptemberBWAS-1793
11.5.1824Occupation of RangoonBWAS-1793
3.1825Operations in the Bassein RiverBWAS-1793
4.4.1827Paid offNBD1849
26.3.1828Sold at Castel CharltonB066

 
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