British sloop 'Martin' (1809)

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Martin	5292
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	26.4.1806	BWAS-1793
Launched	5.1809	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Bermuda - North Atlantic Ocean	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Bermuda Class	BWAS-1793
Constructor	David McCallan	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Wrecked	8.12.1817	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck107' 0"Imperial Feet32.6136
Length of Keel83' 10 ⅝"Imperial Feet25.3143
Breadth29' 11"Imperial Feet8.842
Depth in Hold14' 8"Imperial Feet4.318
Burthen399 ³¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

5.1809Broadside Weight = 201 Imperial Pound ( 91.1535 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 24-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1803121Design Complement

4 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1809 - 1812CommanderJohn EvansBWAS-17931812 - 1814CommanderHumphrey Fleming Senhouse (1781-1841)W02510.1814 - 10.1816CommanderJames ArbuthnotBWAS-179310.1816 - 8.12.1817CommanderAndrew MitchellBWAS-1793

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
28.4.1811 - 4.2.1814LieutenantThomas Beer (1787-1867)NBD18499.1815 - 11.1815LieutenantAlexander Buchanan (1793-?)NBD184918.3.1817 - 8.12.1817LieutenantGeorge Hans Blake (1791-?)NBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
29.7.1813Action of 1813-07-29
30.6.1814Took the Schooner Snapdragon (6)
8.12.1817Wrecked off the Aran Islands, 4 drownedBWAS-1793

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif WinfieldBook

W025P DavisWeb Site

NBD1849O'BrienDigital Book

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