British sloop 'Ringdove' (1806)

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Ringdove
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	27.1.1806	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	4.1806	BWAS-1793
Launched	16.10.1806	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Brightlingsea - Essex	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cruizer Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William Rule (d.1816)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Mathew Warren	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Sold	11.6.1829	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 1 ½"Imperial Feet30.4927
Length of Keel77' 4 ⅜"Imperial Feet23.4791
Breadth30' 7"Imperial Feet9.3218
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719
Draught Forward5' 9"Imperial Feet1.7526
Draught Aft11' 1"Imperial Feet3.3782
Burthen384 ⁸⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

16.10.1806Broadside 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

12 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
12.1806 - 1808Commander George Andrews (1778-1840)BWAS-179312.1808 - 2.6.1809Commander George Andrews (1778-1840)BWAS-17931809 - 2.6.1809Lieutenant Humphrey Fleming Senhouse (1781-1841)W0252.6.1809Commander Humphrey Fleming Senhouse (1781-1841)BWAS-17933.6.1809 - 22.9.1809Commander George Andrews (1778-1840)BWAS-17931810 - 24.9.1814Commander William DowersBWAS-179311.1814 - 12.1815Commander James CreightonBWAS-179311.1822 - 7.1823Commander George Frederick Rich (d.1863)BWAS-17937.1823 - 8.1826Commander Edwin Ludlow RichBWAS-17936.1824 - 9.1824Lieutenant John Harvey Boteler (1796-?)NBD18498.1826 - 17.4.1827Commander Edward le Cras ThornbroughBWAS-179317.4.1827 - 1829Commander Charles English (1793-1846)BWAS-1793

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
3.12.1822 - 1.5.1823First Lieutenant John Harvey Boteler (1796-?)NBD184931.8.1826 - 19.3.1830Lieutenant James Vashon Baker (1798-1875)NBD184912.9.1826 - 5.5.1827First Lieutenant George BrounNBD1849

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1813 - 1814Midshipman William Batt (1793-?)NBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
1823 - 1826Unknown Henry Kellett (1806-1875)NBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
25.10.1806Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
29.1.1807Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
30.3.1808Took the Privateer Tordenskjold (10)
4.12.1808Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
28.1.1809Capture of Martinique
13.12.1809Actions of December 1809
2.6.1813Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1793
1814In JamaicaBWAS-1793
12.1815Paid offBWAS-1793
2.1817Refitted as a 18 gun Unrated Unknown
1.1818Began large repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
7.1818Completed large repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
80.1820At Halifax, Nova ScotiaBWAS-1793
12.1822Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
2.1823Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
11.6.1829Sold at Halifax to Samuel Cunard and Co. for £505BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Tim Oakley on Monday 10th of December 2018 15:11

Later in 1808 Ringdove16 sloop came under the temporary command of Lieutenant George Peak and was deployed to the Shetland Islands. Within a few weeks, Peak had captured the Danish privateer Forden Shieold (or Torden Skiöld) off Bergen, Norway on 30 March. She was only four hours out of port. Initially Forden Shieold would not surrender but after a few shots from Ringdove had killed one man and wounded two others she struck. The bad weather prevented Peak from taking her crew of 62 men prisoners until the next day. The privateer was pierced for 14 guns, but only carried ten 6-pounder guns. She had already captured five prizes in voyages over the previous four months.

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