British Sixth Rate frigate 'Sapphire' (1827)

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Sapphire
Nominal Guns	28	B181
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	11.8.1825	B181
Keel Laid Down	11.1825	B181
Launched	31.1.1827	B181
How acquired	Purpose built	B181
Shipyard	Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth	B181
Designed by	James InmanBritish Ship Builder Service 1776-1859	B181
Category	Sixth Rate	B181
Ship Type	Frigate
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold	5.11.1864	B181

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB028
Length of Gundeck119' 0"Imperial Feet36.2712
Breadth34' 0"Imperial Feet10.3632
Burthen604Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB181
Length of Gundeck120' 0"Imperial Feet36.576
Length of Keel100' 6 ¾"Imperial Feet30.4991
Breadth33' 10"Imperial Feet10.0584
Depth in Hold8' 0"Imperial Feet2.4384
Burthen604 ³⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

3.1827Broadside Weight = 383 Imperial Pound ( 173.6905 kg)B181
Upper Gun Deck20 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 18-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.1827175Design complementB181

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
4.4.1835 - 14.8.1838CaptainW025

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
21.12.1832 - 11.7.1835LieutenantNBD184917.4.1835 - 8.1838LieutenantNBD1849

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
5.1835 - 1836MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
1839Refitted as a 28 gun Unrated Troop ShipB181
1842Refitted as a 22 gun Unrated Troop ShipB181
1847

Receiving ship at Trincomalee

B181
1847Refitted as a Unrated Receiving ShipB181
5.11.1864Sold at TrincomaleeB028

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B181David Lyon, Book

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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