British sloop 'Wasp' (1812)

Three Decks' Forum

Come and ask, answer or inform.

Recent updates

Wasp	6973
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	30.8.1811	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	10.1811	BWAS-1793
Launched	9.7.1812	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Topsham - Devon	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cruizer Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William Rule (d.1816)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Robert Davy	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	9.1847	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 1"Imperial Feet30.5054
Length of Keel77' 42"Imperial Feet23.4769
Breadth30' 7 ½"Imperial Feet9.1567
Depth in Hold12' 10"Imperial Feet3.6576
Draught Forward6' 9"Imperial Feet2.0574
Draught Aft11' 1"Imperial Feet3.3782
Burthen385 ⁷⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

9.7.1812Broadside 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

11 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
8.1812 - 7.6.1814CommanderThomas EverardBWAS-17937.6.1814 - 8.1815CommanderJohn FisherBWAS-17938.1815 - 7.12.1818CommanderWilliam WolrigeBWAS-17937.12.1818 - 1820CommanderThomas Wren Carter (1798-1874)BWAS-17934.1828 - 1.1829CommanderWilliam WellesleyBWAS-17931.1829 - 2.1829CaptainRichard DickinsonBWAS-17932.1829 - 26.2.1830CommanderThomas Edward HosteBWAS-17934.1830 - 1832CommanderBrunswick PophamBWAS-179319.7.1833 - 29.4.1834CommanderJames BurneyNBD184914.7.1843 - 4.6.1844CommanderHenry Bagot (1810-?)NBD18494.6.1844 - 23.11.1846CommanderSidney Henry UssherNBD1849

5 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
11.1814 - 9.1815LieutenantBenjamin Andrews (1794-1852)NBD18499.9.1818 - 1818LieutenantGeorge BarkerNBD18494.3.1829 - 1.12.1830LieutenantWilliam Fordyce Blair (1807-?)NBD184921.10.1837 - 30.8.1841LieutenantWilliam Pearson CrozierNBD184921.10.1837 - 1840First LieutenantGeorge Nathaniel Broke (1812-1855)NBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
31.7.1812Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
3.10.1812Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £7216.0.0dBWAS-1793
22.4.1813Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1793
8.1815In the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
2.1817Refitted as a 18 gun Unrated
11.1818In the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
4.1821Began large repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
2.1822Completed large repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £6364.0.0dBWAS-1793
11.1827Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
4.1828Recommissioned for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
4.1828Refitted as a 18 gun Unrated
4.1828Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £6275.0.0dBWAS-1793
8.1832Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
7.1833Recommissioned for North America and the West IndiesBWAS-1793
7.1833Refitted as a 18 gun Unrated
9.1833Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £4491.0.0dBWAS-1793
3.11.1840Bombardment of Acre
1844On the African Station until 1846BWAS-1793
17.10.1846Paid offBWAS-1793
9.1847Broken up at SheernessBWAS-1793

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif WinfieldBook

NBD1849O'BrienDigital Book

Previous comments on this pageno comments to display

Make a comment about this page

Recent comments to other pages

Date posted	By	Page
Saturday 19th of October 2019 05:24	Tim Oakley	British Fourth Rate frigate 'Cornwallis' (1805) (50)
Friday 18th of October 2019 16:20	AvM	British Merchant merchantman 'Duff' (1796)
Friday 18th of October 2019 15:27	AvM	British Merchant merchantman 'Duff' (1796)
Friday 18th of October 2019 14:52	AvM	British Merchant merchantman 'Duke of Argyll' (1833)
Friday 18th of October 2019 14:48	AvM	British Merchant merchantman 'Duke of Argyll' (1833)

GDPR Statement