British gun-brig 'Manly' (1812)

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Manly	5248
Nominal Guns	12	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Acquired	13.7.1812	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	8.1812	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Sandwich - Kent	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Bold - Modified Confounder Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William Rule (d.1816)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Thomas Hills	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Gun-brig	BWAS-1793
Sold	12.12.1833	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck84' 1"Imperial Feet25.6096
Length of Keel70' 0 ¼"Imperial Feet21.3424
Breadth22' 1"Imperial Feet6.7183
Depth in Hold11' 0 ¼"Imperial Feet3.3592
Burthen181 ⁶⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

13.7.1812Broadside Weight = 96 Imperial Pound ( 43.536 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck10 British 18-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.180050Design Complement

9 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
8.1812 - 1.1813Commander Edward CollierBWAS-17931813 - 1814Commander Henry MontresorBWAS-17931814 - 26.5.1814Lieutenant Vincent NewtonBWAS-179326.5.1814 - 27.5.1814Commander Vincent NewtonBWAS-179327.5.1814 - 1815Commander Henry William Bruce (1792-1863)W0251815 - 6.1815Commander George TruscottBWAS-179313.6.1815 - 7.1815Commander Charles SimeonBWAS-17936.1828 - 10.1830Lieutenant Henry W. BishopBWAS-179310.1830 - 1833Lieutenant John Hood WheatleyBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
24.7.1812Began coppering and fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
24.9.1812Completed coppering and fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
23.3.1813Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1793
13.11.1813Stranded at Halifax, but salvagedBWAS-1793
1816In Ordinary at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
10.1826Began middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
5.1827Completed middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
12.12.1833Sold to Sturge at Portsmouth for £550BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

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