British sloop 'Imogen' (1805)

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Imogen
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	12.12.1804	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	4.1805	BWAS-1793
Launched	11.7.1805	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Ipswich - Suffolk	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Seagull Class (1805)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Jabez BaileyBritish Ship Builder Service 1804-1814	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Sold	3.4.1817	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB181
Length of Gundeck93' 0"Imperial Feet28.3464
Length of Keel76' 0 ⅝"Imperial Feet23.1807
Breadth26' 6"Imperial Feet7.9502
Depth in Hold12' 0"Imperial Feet3.6576
Burthen284 ⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

11.7.1805Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck14 British 24-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

11.7.1805Broadside Weight = 78 Imperial Pound ( 35.373 kg)B181
Gun Deck8 British 18-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.1.180595Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
8.1805 - 1807CommanderBWAS-17933.1808 - 2.1813CommanderBWAS-17932.1813 - 11.1813LieutenantBWAS-179311.1813 - 1815CommanderBWAS-17931815 - 7.1815LieutenantBWAS-1793

7 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
13.9.1805 - 22.1.1806Sub-LieutenantNBD184922.1.1806 - 1806LieutenantNBD18496.10.1806 - 28.5.1807LieutenantNBD184910.1809 - 4.5.1810Acting LieutenantNBD18494.5.1810 - 10.8.1811LieutenantNBD18498.1811 - 17.1.1811Acting LieutenantNBD184917.10.1811 - 30.11.1813LieutenantNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
15.7.1812 - 13.4.1813Acting Masterref:1871

Service History

DateEventSource
22.7.1805Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
8.1805Commissioned for the North SeaBWAS-1793
25.9.1805Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
26.6.1807Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
21.3.1810Capture of Santa Maura
21.3.1810Capture of Santa Maura
11.1813On the ClydeBWAS-1793
7.1815Placed in OrdinaryBWAS-1793
3.4.1817Sold at Plymouth to Mr. Ismay for £690BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B181David Lyon, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:1871 Archive

Previous comments on this page

Posted by regis on Sunday 8th of May 2016 11:37

sold to venezulan agents and renamed Libertador

Captain Walter Davis Chitty

see War, Demobilization and Memory: The Legacy of War in the Era of Atlantic ... of Alan Forrest,Karen Hagemann,Michael Rowe

page 103

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