British sloop 'Musquito' (1804)

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Musquito	5476
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	27.11.1802	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	5.1803	BWAS-1793
Launched	4.9.1804	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Yarmouth IOW - Isle of Wight	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cruizer Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William Rule (d.1816)	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Sold	7.5.1822	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 0"Imperial Feet30.48
Length of Keel77' 3 ½"Imperial Feet23.4823
Breadth30' 7"Imperial Feet9.3218
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719
Draught Forward6' 6"Imperial Feet1.9812
Draught Aft10' 3"Imperial Feet3.1242
Burthen384 ⁵¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

4.9.1804Broadside Weight = 262 Imperial Pound ( 118.817 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1797121Design Complement

5 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
10.1804 - 10.1807CommanderSamuel Jackson (1775-1845)BWAS-179310.1807 - 15.8.1809CommanderWilliam GoateBWAS-179319.6.1811 - 7.2.1812CommanderChristopher BellNBD18497.2.1812 - 1815CommanderJames TomkinsonBWAS-17938.1815 - 7.12.1818CommanderGeorge BrineBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
21.6.1811 - 6.3.1812LieutenantHenry BirdNBD1849

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
17.10.1804 - 1805MidshipmanWilliam BroadwaterNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
25.9.1804Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
18.11.1804Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
14.4.1805Took the Privateer L'Orestes (1)
14.4.1805Took the Privateer Le Pylades (1) in the Channel
25.5.1809Took the Cutter Sol Fuglen (6) in the North Sea
7.7.1809Operations in the Elbe
8.1809Paid offBWAS-1793
6.1811RecommissionedBWAS-1793
24.4.1813Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
1814In Home watersBWAS-1793
1817Paid off at DeptfordBWAS-1793
7.5.1822Sold to Thomas King for £1,050BWAS-1793

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif WinfieldBook

NBD1849O'BrienDigital Book

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