HMS Jackdaw (1806)
| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Jackdaw |
| Ordered: | 11 December 1805 |
| Laid down: | January 1806 |
| Launched: | 19 May 1806 |
| Fate: | Sold 1 November 1816 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Cuckoo-class schooner |
| Tonnage: | 75 86/94 bm |
| Length: |
56 ft 2.5 in (17.132 m) (overall) 42 ft 10.25 in (13.1 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 18 ft 1.5 in (5.525 m) |
| Draught: |
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| Depth of hold: | 8 ft 1.5 in (2.477 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Schooner |
| Complement: | 20 |
| Armament: | 4 x 12-pounder Carronades |
HMS Jackdaw (1806) was a Royal Navy Cuckoo-class schooner that William Rowe built at Newcastle and launched in 1806.[1] She had a relatively undistinguished career, with the low point being her capture by a Spanish rowboat. She was recaptured and served as a tender at Plymouth before being sold in 1816.
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Service
In June 1806 Lieut. Martin White commissioned her before turning over command to Lieut. Samuel Thomas. The newly-promoted Lieut. Nathaniel Brice took command in October.[1]
She was sailing near the Cape Verde Islands when a Spanish vessel captured her. Accounts vary as to whether Jacdaw's captor was a rowboat or a corvette.[2] The next day the frigate Minerva recaptured her. The subsequent court martial on 11 May 1807 dismissed Brice from the service; however, the Admiralty reinstated him and he went on to serve on several vessels until 1815.[3][Note 1]
Fate
In July 1810 Jackdaw was fitted as a tender to the flagship at Plymouth. She was sold on 1 November 1816 for ₤210.[1]
Note
References
- Gossett, William Patrick (1986) The lost ships of the Royal Navy, 1793-1900. (London:Mansell).ISBN 0-7201-1816-6
- James, William (1837). The Naval History of Great Britain, from the Declaration of War by France in 1793, to the Accession of George IV.. 5. R. Bentley..
- Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 1861762461..
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