British sloop 'Portia' (1810)

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Portia	5890
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	30.3.1807	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	12.1809	BWAS-1793
Launched	30.10.1810	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Crocus Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	The Surveyors	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Robert Nelson	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Sold for Break Up	6.3.1817	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck92' 0"Imperial Feet28.0416
Length of Keel72' 8"Imperial Feet22.0472
Breadth25' 7"Imperial Feet7.6556
Depth in Hold12' 8"Imperial Feet3.7592
Draught Forward5' 10"Imperial Feet1.524
Draught Aft10' 8"Imperial Feet3.2512
Burthen251 ⁷⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

30.10.1810Broadside Weight = 150 Imperial Pound ( 68.025 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck12 British 24-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
28.3.180786Design Complement

6 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
9.1810 - 8.1811CommanderJoseph SymesBWAS-17938.1811 - 8.1813CommanderHenry Clements ThompsonBWAS-17938.1813LieutenantWilliam AdamsBWAS-17938.1813 - 27.4.1815CommanderHenry Clements ThompsonBWAS-179327.4.1815 - 5.1816CommanderSilas Thomson HoodBWAS-17935.1816 - 8.1816CaptainJohn WilsonBWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
29.7.1814 - 8.1814LieutenantThomas BlakeNBD18491.11.1815 - 1816LieutenantGeorge BrounNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
30.8.1810Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
18.10.1810Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
4.1815Commissioned for HalifaxBWAS-1793
7.1816Returned homeBWAS-1793
8.1816Paid offBWAS-1793
6.3.1817Sold to Mr. Marclark for £800BWAS-1793

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif WinfieldBook

NBD1849O'BrienDigital Book

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