British sloop 'Trinculo' (1809)

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Trinculo	6972
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	5.11.1808	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	10.1808	BWAS-1793
Launched	15.7.1809	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Bursledon - Hampshire	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cruizer Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William Rule (d.1816)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	& Scott Blake	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	7.1841	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 5"Imperial Feet30.607
Length of Keel77' 8 ¾"Imperial Feet23.4887
Breadth30' 8"Imperial Feet9.3472
Depth in Hold12' 10"Imperial Feet3.6576
Draught Forward6' 6"Imperial Feet1.9812
Draught Aft11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen388 ⁷⁸⁄₉₄Tons 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

8 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
8.1809 - 23.5.1810Commander Fitzowen George Skinner (d.1810)†BWAS-179325.5.1810 - 21.10.1810Commander John LambornBWAS-179321.10.1810 - 1814Commander Alexander RennyBWAS-17931.1823 - 5.1826Commander Rodney ShannonBWAS-17935.1826 - 30.4.1827Commander Robert PattonBWAS-179330.4.1827 - 16.9.1828Commander Thomas Bennett (1785-?)NBD184916.9.1828 - 1830Commander Samuel PriceBWAS-179314.4.1832 - 8.1835Commander James Richard BoothNBD1849

5 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
25.10.1811 - 11.10.1813First Lieutenant James Bayly (1785-1857)NBD184912.2.1812 - 13.6.1812Lieutenant William Lenthall Brake (1787-c.1858)NBD184920.1.1823 - 1823Lieutenant James Richard BoothNBD184914.4.1832 - 1834Lieutenant Augustus BoltonNBD18498.5.1838 - 1838Lieutenant Jonas Archer AbbottNBD1849

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1823 - 1825Midshipman John Gustavus CrosbieNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
19.7.1809Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
8.1809Commissioned for the DownsBWAS-1793
9.12.1809Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
2.1817Refitted as a 18 gun Unrated Unknown
7.1818Began large repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
4.1819Completed large repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £10133.0.0dBWAS-1793
1.1823Recommissioned for CorkBWAS-1793
1.1823Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
4.1823Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £2751.0.0dBWAS-1793
9.1828Refitted as a 18 gun Unrated Unknown
9.1828Began refitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
11.1828Completed refitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £2665.0.0dBWAS-1793
3.1831Began middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
4.1832Recommissioned for the Cape of Good HopeBWAS-1793
4.1832Refitted as a 18 gun Unrated Unknown
6.1832Completed middling repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £7359.0.0dBWAS-1793
21.3.1837Sailed for LisbonBWAS-1793
7.1841Broken up at PlymouthBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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