British brig-corvette 'Cameleon' (1816)

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Cameleon	7532
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	2.10.1812	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	3.1815	BWAS-1793
Launched	15.1.1816	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Bombay Dockyard - Bombay	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cherokee Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William Rule (d.1816)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Jamsetjee Bomanjee Wadia (1756-1821)	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Brig-Corvette	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	4.1849	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB181
Length of Gundeck90' 0"Imperial Feet27.432
Length of Keel73' 7 ⅝"Imperial Feet22.2663
Breadth24' 6"Imperial Feet7.3533
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Displacement297Tons BM
Burthen235 ⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

15.1.1816Broadside Weight = 78 Imperial Pound ( 35.373 kg)B181
Gun Deck8 British 18-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
26.11.180775Design Complement

11 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1816 - 12.1816LieutenantJohn Mcarthur LowBWAS-179310.1818 - 22.1.1822CommanderWilliam James MingayBWAS-179319.1.1822 - 8.8.1825CommanderGeorge Robert Lambert (1796-1869)BWAS-17931823 - 23.2.1824CommanderJames Burton (d.1832)BWAS-179323.5.1823 - 23.2.1824CommanderJames Ryder Burton (1795-?)NBD184923.2.1824 - 8.8.1825CommanderGeorge Robert Lambert (1796-1869)NBD18498.8.1825 - 1.1827CommanderMichael Seymour (1802-1887)W0251.1827 - 4.1827CommanderCharles Cotton (d.1828)BWAS-17934.1827 - 10.1828CommanderChristopher Wyvill (1792-1863)BWAS-179317.9.1828 - 1831CommanderSir Thomas Sabine Pasley (2^nd Baronet Pasley of Craig, Dunfries) (1804-1884)BWAS-179315.12.1834 - 4.1838LieutenantJohn Bradley (1795-?)NBD1849

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
6.11.1827 - 8.3.1828Acting LieutenantThomas Carey (1797-?)NBD184931.10.1828 - 1828LieutenantHugh Berners (1801-?)NBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
15.1.1816Began fitting at Bombay Dockyard - Bombay BWAS-1793
19.1.1816Completed fitting at Bombay Dockyard - Bombay at a cost of £4472.0.0dBWAS-1793
14.12.1816Arrived at Portsmouth and laid upBWAS-1793
10.1818Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1.1819Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1822Tender to Apollo (36) BWAS-1793
31.1.1824Affair with the Tripoli
31.1.1828Action at Grabusa

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif WinfieldBook

B181David Lyon and Rif WinfieldBook

NBD1849O'BrienDigital Book

W025P DavisWeb Site

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