British sloop 'Thracian' (1809)

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Thracian	6971
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	30.9.1808	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	12.1808	BWAS-1793
Launched	15.7.1809	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Frindsbury - Kent	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cruizer Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William Rule (d.1816)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Josiah and Thomas Brindley	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	6.6.1829	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 0"Imperial Feet30.48
Length of Keel77' 3 ½"Imperial Feet23.4823
Breadth30' 6 ½"Imperial Feet9.1567
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719
Draught Forward6' 6"Imperial Feet1.9812
Draught Aft10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004
Burthen384 ⁵¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

15.7.1809Broadside 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

7 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
9.1809 - 1810CommanderSir James Grant (1772-1833)BWAS-17931810 - 21.10.1810CaptainJohn LawsonBWAS-179321.10.1810 - 1.8.1811LieutenantHenry Christopher HartBWAS-17931.8.1811 - 21.3.1812CommanderJoseph SymesBWAS-17933.1812 - 1815CommanderJohn CarterBWAS-17936.1822 - 6.1823CommanderJohn Walter RobertsBWAS-179323.6.1823 - 10.1825CommanderAndrew Forbes (d.1847)BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
19.6.1822 - 17.3.1825LieutenantThomas Baring BondNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
15.7.1809fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
1813In the BalticBWAS-1793
1814At JamaicaBWAS-1793
8.2.1814Took the Privateer L'Emile (14) off St Valery
1815At JamaicaBWAS-1793
2.1817Refitted as a 18 gun Unrated Unknown
3.1817Began large repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
9.1818Laid upBWAS-1793
9.1818Completed large repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
6.1822Recommissioned for the West IndiesBWAS-1793
6.1822Refitted as a 18 gun Unrated Unknown
31.3.1823Took the Schooner Zaragozana off Malta
10.1825Paid offBWAS-1793
6.6.1829Breaking up completed at PortsmouthBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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