British sloop 'Reindeer' (1804)

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Reindeer	6141
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	23.5.1804	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	6.1804	BWAS-1793
Launched	15.8.1804	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cruizer Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William Rule (d.1816)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Samuel Brent (1760-1814)	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Sunk in Action	28.6.1814	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 0"Imperial Feet30.48
Length of Keel77' 2 ½"Imperial Feet23.4823
Breadth30' 7 ½"Imperial Feet9.1567
Depth in Hold12' 10"Imperial Feet3.6576
Draught Forward5' 3"Imperial Feet1.6002
Draught Aft10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004
Burthen385 ¹⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

15.8.1804Broadside Weight = 262 Imperial Pound ( 118.817 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1797121Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
9.1804 - 17.2.1807Commander John Fyffe (d.1835)BWAS-179317.2.1807 - 26.11.1811Commander Peter John DouglasBWAS-179326.11.1811 - 8.1812Commander Christopher Crackenthorp Askew (1782-1848)BWAS-17938.1812 - 1813Commander Daniel RossBWAS-17931813 - 28.6.1814Commander William Manners (d.1814)†BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
7.9.1811 - 28.6.1814Lieutenant Benjamin Aplin (1791-1860)W033

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
26.2.1806 - 27.5.1807Master's Mate Archibald Black (1770-1852)NBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
25.8.1804Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
3.10.1804Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
21.11.1804Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
7.3.1805Took the Privateer Santa Rosalia Golondrina
13.9.1805Took the Privateer La Renommée (2)
21.4.1806Took the Privateer La Créole (14)
21.12.1807Took the Privateer L'Experiment (2)
25.1.1808Took the Privateer La Lyonnaise (5)
11.11.1808Capture of Samana
11.11.1808Took the Schooner Le Guerrier (5) at San Domingo Harbour
11.11.1808Took the Schooner L'Exchange (5) at San Domingo Harbour
4.11.1809Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
22.11.1813Took the Lugger Le Spéculateur (14)
28.6.1814Wasp vs Reindeer

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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