British gun-brig 'Mastiff' (1813)

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Mastiff
Nominal Guns	12	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	2.11.1812	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	1.1813	BWAS-1793
Launched	25.9.1813	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Bideford - Devon	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Bold - Modified Confounder Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William Rule (d.1816)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	James Taylor	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Gun-brig	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	5.1.1851	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck84' 2"Imperial Feet25.6159
Length of Keel70' 0 ½"Imperial Feet21.3487
Breadth22' 2 ¾"Imperial Feet6.7247
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen184 ⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

25.9.1813Broadside 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
181160Design Complement

2 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
4.1815 - 1817CommanderJob HanmerBWAS-17939.1825 - 1830CommanderRichard CopelandBWAS-1793

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1841 - 17.8.1841MidshipmanDavid Adye BuchanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
1.1813Began building at Bideford - Devon BWAS-1793
25.9.1813Completed building at Bideford - Devon at a cost of £3707.0.0dBWAS-1793
17.12.1813Began fitting for ordinary at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
23.12.1813Completed fitting for ordinary at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
4.1815Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
27.6.1815Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £3707.0.0dBWAS-1793
1822middling repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £8848.0.0dBWAS-1793
5.1822Began fitting as a survey vessel at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
12.1825Completed fitting as a survey vessel at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £8848.0.0dBWAS-1793
3.1836Began fitting as a survey vessel at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
4.1836Recommissioned to survey the OrkneysBWAS-1793
4.1836Completed fitting as a survey vessel at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £1320.0.0dBWAS-1793
13.10.1848Paid off at WoolwichBWAS-1793
5.1851Broken up at WoolwichBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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