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HBMUS Prometheus (1807)

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Prometheus, 18 Guns

 

 

Details
Nationality British
Ordered 1805/10/01 B057
Laid Down 1805/12/00 B057
Launched 1807/03/27 B028
Shipyard Southampton B028
Design Class Thais Class (1805)
Designer William Rule B057
Constructor Ralph Thompson B057
Rate Unrated
Type Fireship
Out Service 1852/08 B057
Fate Broken Up B028

 

Dimensions
B057   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 109' 6" Imperial Feet 33.38
Length of Keel 91' 47/8" Imperial Feet 27.84
Breadth 29' 91/2" Imperial Feet 9.07
Depth in Hold 9' 0" Imperial Feet 2.74
Draught Forward 8' 3" Imperial Feet 2.51
Draught Aft 10' 3" Imperial Feet 3.12
Burthen 43149/94 Tons BM  

 

Armament
1807/03/27 B057 Broadside Weight = 273
Upper Gun Deck 16 British 24-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck 6 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle 2 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle 2 British 9-Pounder

 

Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
No Details Known

 

Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1807/03 1807/12 Commander Hyde Parker B064
1807/12 1809/07 Commander Thomas Forrest B064
1809/07 1809/08/30 Lieutenant Hercules Robinson B064
1809/08/30 1814/11 Commander Hercules Robinson B064
1814/11 1816/11 Commander William Bateman Dashwood B064
1816/11 Unknown Commander Constantine Richard Moorsom B064
Commissioned Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1809 Unknown Lieutenant James Stirling W005

 

Service Record
Date Notes Source
1807/03 Commissioned as a fireship for the Downs station B064
1807/03/30 Moved to Portsmouth for completion B064
1807/07/22 Completed at Portsmouth B064
1807/12 Began fitting as a sloop at Sheerness B064
1807/12 Commissioned for the Baltic B064
1808/02 Completed fitting as a sloop B064
1809/07/07 Her boats, with those of the Implacable, the Bellerophon adn the Melpomene attacked a Russian convoy in Baro Sound (sinking one gunboat, taking 6 and capturing 12 other vessels) B064
1809/07/25 Her boats, with those of the Princess Carolina, Minotaur and the Cerberus took 3 gunboats and a Brig at Frederickshamm B064
1811/05/11 Sailed for Jamaica B064
1814 Sailed to Newfoundland B064
1814/12 Cut down to 16 guns by having her spar deck removed B064
1815/03 Work completed at Portsmouth B064
1816/08/27 Present at the Bombardment of Algiers B064
1819/04 Started fitting as a lazarette (completed May 1819) B064
1829 In use as a receiving ship B064
1839/05/02 Renamed Veteran  

 

Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
No Fleets Listed

 

Actions & Battles
Date Source
No Actions Listed

 

Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered

 

Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B057 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 Rif Winfield
B028 Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I J. J. Colledge
B064 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817 Rif Winfield
W005 Naval History of Great Britain William James

Last Updated :2009/02/28 at 13:21:10 by Cy

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