British sloop 'Plover' (1796)

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Plover	5833
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	24.1.1795	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	5.1795	BWAS-1793
Launched	23.4.1796	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Mistley - Essex	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Bittern Class
Designed by	Sir John Henslow (1730-1815)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	James Betts	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold	8.3.1819	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck110' 0"Imperial Feet33.528
Length of Keel90' 7 ½"Imperial Feet27.4447
Breadth29' 7"Imperial Feet8.859
Depth in Hold8' 6"Imperial Feet2.4384
Draught Forward9' 10"Imperial Feet2.7432
Draught Aft10' 10"Imperial Feet3.048
Burthen421 ⁸²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

23.4.1796Broadside Weight = 102 Imperial Pound ( 46.257 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck18 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 12-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1794121Design Complement

6 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
4.1796 - 1800CommanderJohn Chesshyre (1758-1843)BWAS-17931.1800 - 29.4.1802CommanderEdward GalwayBWAS-17936.1803 - 25.9.1806CommanderRichard Turner HancockBWAS-179325.9.1806 - 19.6.1810CommanderPhilip Browne (1772-?)BWAS-179319.6.1810 - 1813CommanderColin CampbellBWAS-17936.1814 - 1816CommanderJohn SkekelBWAS-1793

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
20.11.1812 - 1813LieutenantJames Kerr (1791-?)NBD184910.1813 - 1814LieutenantThomas Atkinson (d.1864)NBD184910.6.1814 - 1.1815LieutenantMathew BlackNBD1849

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
12.1812 - 10.6.1814Master's MateMathew BlackNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
5.1795Began building at Mistleythorne - Essex BWAS-1793
23.4.1796Completed building at Mistleythorne - Essex at a cost of £5362.0.0dBWAS-1793
16.5.1796Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
10.8.1796Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £1794.0.0dBWAS-1793
28.12.1798Took the Privateer Schooner L'Erin-go-Brah (10) between 3 and 4 leagues S. W. of FairleighBG
10.3.1800Took the Privateer Le Messina (4) off Dunkirk
4.1802Paid offBWAS-1793
6.1803RecommissionedBWAS-1793
1.1.1807Took the Privateer L'Eliza (14) in the Channel
30.10.1807Took the Privateer Lugger La Bohémienne (2)
22.1.1809Took the Privateer L'Amiral Martin (4)
28.7.1809Walcheren Expedition
18.9.1809Took the Privateer L'Aurore (16)
19.10.1809

Recapture the "Mary" of Boston , American Ship and the "Ecce Homo" , Spanish Ship.

BG
22.10.1809Took the Privateer Schooner L'Hirondelle (10) off FalmouthBG
6.11.1809Took the Privateer Le Lizard (14)
10.1.1810Took the Privateer Le Saratu (14) off the Scilly Isles
6.7.1811Took the Privateer Le Figaro (10) off the Naze of NorwayBG
23.10.1811Took the Privateer Le Petit Edouard (16) in the North Sea
16.11.1811Destroyed three small privateers in the ChannelBWAS-1793
1812In the BalticBWAS-1793
15.1.1813Sailed with a convoy for QuebecBWAS-1793
1814Sailed with a convoy to the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
10.1816Loaned to the Commitee for Distressed Seamen at DeptfordBWAS-1793
1.1818Returned to the Royal NavyBWAS-1793
8.3.1819Sold to G. T. Young of Limehouse for £1,520BWAS-1793

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif WinfieldBook

NBD1849O'BrienDigital Book

BGOfficialWeb Site

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