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| Plover | 5833 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 18 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | ||
| Operator | The Royal Navy | ||
| Ordered | 1795/01/24 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1795/05 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Launched | 1796/04/23 | BWAS-1793 | |
| How acquired | Built by Contract | BWAS-1793 | |
| Shipyard | Mistley | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Class | Bittern Class | ||
| Designed by | Sir John Henslow | BWAS-1793 | |
| Constructor | James Betts | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Unrated | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Ship-Sloop | ||
| Sold | 1819/03/08 | BWAS-1793 | |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1796/04/23 | Broadside Weight = 102 Imperial Pound ( 46.257 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 18 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 6 | British 12-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 12-Pound Carronade | ||
Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1794 | 121 | Design Complement | |
Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1796/04 | 1800 | Commander | John Chesshyre | BWAS-1793 |
| 1800/01 | 1802/04/29 | Commander | Edward Galway | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803/06 | 1806/09/25 | Commander | Richard Turner Hancock | BWAS-1793 |
| 1806/09/25 | 1810/06/19 | Commander | Philip Browne | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/06/19 | 1813 | Commander | Colin Campbell | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814/06 | 1816 | Commander | John Skekel | BWAS-1793 |
Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1812/11/20 | 1813 | Lieutenant | James Kerr | NBD1849 |
| 1813/10 | 1814 | Lieutenant | Thomas Atkinson | NBD1849 |
| 1814/06/10 | 1815/01 | Lieutenant | Mathew Black | NBD1849 |
Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1812/12 | 1814/06/10 | Master's Mate | Mathew Black | NBD1849 |
Service History | Date | Event | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1795/05 | Began building at Mistleythorne | BWAS-1793 | ||
| 1796/04/23 | Completed building at Mistleythorne at a cost of £5362.0.0d | BWAS-1793 | ||
| 1796/05/16 | Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard | BWAS-1793 | ||
| 1796/08/10 | Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard at a cost of £1794.0.0d | BWAS-1793 | ||
| 1798/12/28 | Took the Privateer Schooner L'Erin-go-Brah between 3 and 4 leagues S. W. of Fairleigh | BG | ||
| 1800/03/10 | Took the Privateer Le Messina off Dunkirk | |||
| 1802/04 | Paid off | BWAS-1793 | ||
| 1803/06 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1793 | ||
| 1807/01/01 | Took the Privateer L'Eliza in the Channel | |||
| 1807/10/30 | Took the Privateer Lugger La Bohémienne | |||
| 1809/01/22 | Took the Privateer L'Amiral Martin | |||
| 1809/07/28 | Walcheren Expedition | |||
| 1809/09/18 | Took the Privateer L'Aurore | |||
| 1809/10/22 | Took the Privateer L'Hirondelle off Falmouth | |||
| 1809/11/06 | Took the Privateer Le Lezard | |||
| 1809/11/06 | Took the Privateer Le Lizard | |||
| 1810/01/10 | Took the Privateer Le Saratu off the Scilly Isles | |||
| 1811/07/06 | Took the Privateer Le Figaro off the Naze of Norway | BG | ||
| 1811/10/23 | Took the Privateer Le Petit Edouard in the North Sea | |||
| 1811/11/16 | Destroyed three small privateers in the Channel | BWAS-1793 | ||
| 1812 | In the Baltic | BWAS-1793 | ||
| 1813/01/15 | Sailed with a convoy for Quebec | BWAS-1793 | ||
| 1814 | Sailed with a convoy to the Mediterranean | BWAS-1793 | ||
| 1816/10 | Loaned to the Commitee for Distressed Seamen at Deptford | BWAS-1793 | ||
| 1818/01 | Returned to the Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | ||
| 1819/03/08 | Sold to G. T. Young of Limehouse for £1,520 | BWAS-1793 | ||
Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |
| BG | The London Gazette | Official | Web Site |