British sloop 'Harrier' (1804)

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Harrier

7693
Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered23.5.1804BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down6.1804BWAS-1793
Launched22.8.1804BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardDeptford Green - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards BWAS-1793
Ship ClassCruizer Class
Designed byWilliam Rule (d.1816)BWAS-1793
ConstructorFrances Barnard (d.1825)BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloop
Sailing RigBrig
Foundered3.1809BWAS-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-1793British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif 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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