British sloop 'Portia' (1810)

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Portia

5890
Nominal Guns14BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered30.3.1807BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down12.1809BWAS-1793
Launched30.10.1810BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardDeptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
Ship ClassCrocus Class
Designed by The SurveyorsBWAS-1793
ConstructorRobert NelsonBWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloop
Sailing RigBrig
Sold for Break Up6.3.1817BWAS-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-1793British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
NBD1849A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
 
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