Dispatch (1795 ship)

Dispatch was an 18-gun, Albatross-class Albatross-class brig-sloop, launched in 1795 and intended for the British Royal Navy, but sold to the Imperial Russian Navy before commissioning. Between 1796 and 1805 she served in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. She was wrecked in 1805.

For other ships with the same name, see Dispatch (ship).

Drawing showing the body plan with stern board outline, sheer lines with scroll figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth used to build the Dispatch and other ships, 1795
History
NameDispatch
Ordered18 March 1795
BuilderSamuel Nicholson, Chatham
Laid downMay 1795
Launched15 December 1795
FateSold late 1795 or early 1796
Russian Empire
NameDispatch
Acquired1795 or 1796 by purchase
FateWrecked 18 October 1805
General characteristics
TypeAlbatross-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen36512⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 96 ft 2 in (29.3 m) (gundeck)
  • 73 ft 9+1⁄2 in (22.5 m) (keel)
Beam30 ft 6 in (9.3 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 9+1⁄2 in (3.9 m)
Complement
  • HMS: 121
  • Russian Navy:130
Armament
NotesUnlike six members of her eight-vessel class, Dispatch was built of oak, not fir. Vice-Admiral Khanykov noted that specifically in his report to St Petersburg.
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