British Sixth Rate post ship 'Perseus' (1812)

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Perseus	5758
Nominal Guns	22	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	30.1.1805	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	11.1805	BWAS-1793
Launched	20.11.1812	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Ringmore - Devon	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Laurel Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John Henslow (1730-1815)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John Sutton	BWAS-1793
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Post Ship	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	9.1850	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck118' 5"Imperial Feet35.9735
Length of Keel98' 4 ¾"Imperial Feet29.8895
Breadth31' 7"Imperial Feet9.6266
Depth in Hold10' 3 ¼"Imperial Feet3.0544
Draught Forward10' 3"Imperial Feet3.1242
Draught Aft12' 3"Imperial Feet3.6957
Burthen522 ⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

20.11.1812Broadside Weight = 430 Imperial Pound ( 195.005 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck22 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
28.3.1805155Design Complement

3 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
2.1813 - 9.1815CaptainEdward Henry A'Court (1783-1855)NBD18491815 - 1817CaptainThomas Richard TokerBWAS-17935.1818 - 7.1821LieutenantWilliam Collins Barker (1779-1848)BWAS-1793

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
15.3.1815 - 6.5.1815MidshipmanWilliam Bryant (d.1851)NBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
12.1812Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
22.3.1813Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
24.4.1813Sailed on a mission to the Barbary statesBWAS-1793
1814Sailed to NewfoundlandBWAS-1793
12.1816fitting as a Receiving Ship at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
4.1818Began fitting as a Receiving Ship at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
5.1818Completed fitting as a Receiving Ship at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
1.1831Paid offBWAS-1793
9.1850Broken up at DeptfordBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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