British sloop 'Harrier' (1804)

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Harrier
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	23.5.1804	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	6.1804	BWAS-1793
Launched	22.8.1804	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Deptford Green - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cruizer Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William Rule (d.1816)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Frances Barnard (d.1825)	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Foundered	3.1809	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 0"Imperial Feet30.48
Length of Keel77' 3 ⅛"Imperial Feet23.4728
Breadth30' 6 ½"Imperial Feet9.1567
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719
Burthen383 ³²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

22.8.1804Broadside 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
11.1804 - 1805CommanderWilliam WooldridgeBWAS-17931805 - 1806CommanderEdward RatseyBWAS-179322.2.1806 - 5.9.1806LieutenantEdward Thomas Troubridge (1787-1852)BWAS-17935.9.1806 - 8.1807CommanderEdward Thomas Troubridge (1787-1852)BWAS-179312.8.1807 - 9.1807CommanderWilliam WilbrahamBWAS-17939.1807 - 1808CommanderGeorge Pigot (d.1809)BWAS-17931808 - 10.1808CommanderJustice FinleyBWAS-179310.1808 - 3.1809CommanderJohn James Ridge (d.1809)†BWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
3.9.1804Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
24.10.1804Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
24.12.1804Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1793
2.8.1805Action of 1805-08-02
26.7.1806Action of 1806-07-26
26.7.1806Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Pallas (36)
3.1809Lost, presumed foundered with all hands near Rodrigues Island in the Indian OceanBWAS-1793

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif WinfieldBook

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Posted by Tim Oakley on Wednesday 16th of May 2012 21:16

Feb / Mar 1807 Blenheim 74 Captain Austin Bissell, R-Ad Thomas Troubridge and passenger Charles Fullerton Elphinstone RN with Java 32 founder of Rodrigues Island, Indian Ocean while en route from Madras to Cape Town with only the Harrier 18 Commander William Wilbraham arriving

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