British sloop 'Victor' (1797)

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Victor	7319
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	11.3.1797	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	4.1797	BWAS-1793
Named	17.10.1797	BWAS-1793
Launched	11.3.1797	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	King's Lynn - Norfolk	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Snake 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	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	5.9.1808	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 1 ½"Imperial Feet30.4927
Length of Keel77' 5"Imperial Feet23.4877
Breadth30' 7"Imperial Feet9.3218
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719
Draught Forward6' 8"Imperial Feet2.032
Draught Aft11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen385 ¹⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

11.3.1797Broadside 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
20.12.1796121Design Complement

10 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
4.1798 - 3.9.1799Commander John Rennie (d.1801)BWAS-179318.10.1799 - 1802Commander George Ralph Collier (1774-1824)BWAS-17931802Lieutenant Charles James Johnston (d.1835)BWAS-179322.4.1802 - 12.1.1803Commander Victor John Hornsey (d.1803)†BWAS-17931.1803 - 6.1803Commander John Shortland (d.1809)BWAS-17936.1803 - 1804Lieutenant Hood Hanway ChristianBWAS-17931805 - 1807Lieutenant George BellBWAS-17931807Captain Archibald Cochrane (1783-1829)BWAS-179312.10.1807 - 1808Commander Henry HartBWAS-17931808 - 9.1808Lieutenant Thomas GroubeBWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
20.3.1805 - 20.3.1806Acting Lieutenant Robert White Parsonsref:55919.10.1807 - 29.8.1808Acting Lieutenant John Henry Servante (d.1837)ref:559

Service History

DateEventSource
11.4.1798Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
18.6.1798Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
8.1799In the HelderBWAS-1793
30.8.1799Seizure of the Dutch Fleet at Vlieter
2.1800Began making good defects at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
3.1801Completed making good defects at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £3125.0.0dBWAS-1793
2.9.1801Victor vs Fleche
7.5.1805Took the Privateer Le Amis Reunis (2) in the Persian Gulf
5.9.1808Put out of commission in the East Indies, to be soldBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

ref:559Marion Purnell, Web Site

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