British sloop 'Sylph' (1795)

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Sylph	6540
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	13.7.1795	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	7.1795	BWAS-1793
Launched	3.9.1795	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Deptford Green - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Albatross Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John Henslow (1730-1815)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Frances Barnard (d.1825)	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	4.1811	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck96' 2"Imperial Feet29.2693
Length of Keel73' 10 ½"Imperial Feet22.2631
Breadth30' 8"Imperial Feet9.3472
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719
Draught Forward5' 9"Imperial Feet1.7526
Draught Aft10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004
Burthen369 ⁵²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

3.9.1795Broadside Weight = 262 Imperial Pound ( 118.817 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
22.4.1795121Design Complement

4 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
28.8.1795 - 2.8.1799CommanderJohn Chambers White (1770-1845)BWAS-17932.8.1799 - 1801CommanderCharles Dashwood (1765-1847)DAR-18372.8.1799 - 2.11.1801CommanderCharles Dashwood (1765-1847)BWAS-17932.11.1801 - 11.1805CommanderWilliam GoateBWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
29.5.1797 - 1797LieutenantGeorge BarnardNBD184917.3.1800 - 6.6.1803First LieutenantSamuel Burgess (1781-?)NBD1849

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
16.10.1795 - 8.4.1797MasterDavid DonaldsonADM29-19.4.1797 - 13.8.1798MasterJohn W TrotterADM29-1

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1797 - 28.11.1798MidshipmanJames Atwater (1774-1847)NBD184910.1799 - 7.1801MidshipmanJames Atwater (1774-1847)NBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
7.1795Began building at Deptford Green - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards BWAS-1793
29.8.1795Completed building at Deptford Green - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards at a cost of £5322.0.0dBWAS-1793
3.9.1795Began coppering at Deptford Green - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards BWAS-1793
10.9.1795Completed coppering at Deptford Green - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards at a cost of £513.0.0dBWAS-1793
10.9.1795Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
23.9.1795Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £3770.0.0dBWAS-1793
12.5.1796Took the Cutter Mercuur (24) off the Texel
22.8.1796Destruction of the Andromaque
9.1796Took the Cutter Le Phoenix (4) in the Channel
16.7.1797Destruction of the Calliope
11.8.1797Action of 1797-08-11
5.4.1798Took the Chasse-Maree La Sainte Famille
28.3.1799

Arrived at Plymouth

TNC
9.4.1799

Arrived at Plymouth

TNC
24.5.1799Took the Packet Golondrina off Corunna
2.7.1799Attack on Aix Roads
17.11.1799Took the Lugger Fouine (8) off Brest
31.7.1801Actiion of 1801-07-31
31.7.1801Action of 28th September 1801
11.1805Laid up at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
4.1811Broken up at PortsmouthBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

DAR-1837 Digital Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ADM29-1 Document

TNCVarious, Periodical

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