British sloop 'Sheldrake' (1806)

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Sheldrake	6544
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	30.8.1805	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	10.1805	BWAS-1793
Launched	20.3.1806	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Hythe - Kent	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Seagull Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William Rule (d.1816)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Mark Richards	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Sold	6.3.1817	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck93' 1 ¼"Imperial Feet28.3528
Length of Keel76' 2"Imperial Feet23.1733
Breadth26' 6"Imperial Feet7.9502
Depth in Hold12' 0"Imperial Feet3.6576
Draught Forward7' 4"Imperial Feet2.2352
Draught Aft9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432
Burthen284 ⁴⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

20.3.1806Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck14 British 24-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

20.3.1806Broadside Weight = 78 Imperial Pound ( 35.373 kg)B181
Gun Deck8 British 18-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.1.180595Design Complement

4 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
4.1806 - 1810CommanderJohn ThicknesseBWAS-17931811 - 2.1812CommanderJames Pattison StewartBWAS-17932.1812 - 12.8.1812CommanderJames Gifford (1768-1853)BWAS-179313.8.1812 - 8.1815CommanderGeorge BrineBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
26.4.1806 - 11.1806LieutenantRichard KevernNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
21.3.1806Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
4.1806Commissioned for the Channel IslandsBWAS-1793
28.5.1806Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
12.10.1806Action of 1806-10-12
1809Sailed to the BalticBWAS-1793
27.3.1811Attack on Anholt Island
4.7.1811Action of 1811-07-04
8.1815Paid off into Ordinary at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
6.3.1817Sold at Chatham to Mr. Manclerk for £700BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

B181David Lyon, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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Posted by Tim Oakley on Tuesday 14th of January 2020 05:37

12 Oct 1806 Constance, Strenuous, Sheldrake and cutter Britannia chase the French store-ship Salamandre on shore : she was set on fire and destroyed, but the Constance went aground and was lost to the French.
The following casualties were suffered by the Sheldrake:
John Brown, Seaman was killed, Edward Hunt, Seaman and John Culbett, Seaman were wounded. Mr. Henry Fraser, Master, who volunteered to accompany Mr. Richards, First Lieutenant of the Constance, in the second attempt to save the Constance, are amongst the missing,
19 Jan 1809 Mr. Hubbert, acting Master, and a party of 10 men, except 1, were drowned when a prize taken by the Sheldrake sank without warning.

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