British sloop 'Ranger' (1807)

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Ranger	6082
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	30.11.1805	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	8.1806	BWAS-1793
Launched	5.9.1807	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Fremington - Devon	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John Henslow (1730-1815)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Richard Thorne	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	2.1814	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck111' 3"Imperial Feet33.8397
Length of Keel90' 9 ¾"Imperial Feet27.4511
Breadth29' 8"Imperial Feet8.8618
Depth in Hold9' 1"Imperial Feet2.7686
Draught Forward7' 6"Imperial Feet2.286
Draught Aft11' 4"Imperial Feet3.4544
Burthen425 ¹³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

5.9.1807Broadside Weight = 334 Imperial Pound ( 151.469 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1806121Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
12.1807 - 1809Commander George AcklomBWAS-17931809Lieutenant Daniel RossBWAS-17931809 - 8.1.1812Commander George AcklomBWAS-17938.1.1812 - 12.1813Captain George AcklomBWAS-179312.1813 - 1814Captain Francis George DickinsBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
30.10.1807Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
12.1807Commissioned for the BalticBWAS-1793
25.1.1808Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
1811Refitted as a 20 gun Sixth Rate Post Ship
30.5.1811Took the Cutter Unknown French Privateer (4) , driven on shore and burnt , off Rose-HeadBG
17.10.1811Took the Privateer Le Grand Diable (4) off Rose Head
17.10.1811Took the Privateer L'Hirondelle (6) off Rose Head
2.1814Broken up at SheernessBWAS-1793

Notes on Ship

Design typeBWAS-1793
A one off lengthened version of the Cormorant Class

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

BGOfficial, Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by John Seagrove on Friday 11th of September 2020 14:43

14.11.1811 Sloop Ranger [26] G.Acklom Took Danish privateer Skanderbeik when on Baltic fleet ops

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