American Sixth Rate ship 'Ganges' (1798)

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Oxford (22) 1656-1669
British 22 Gun
5th Rate Ship
(1656)
Oxford (22) 1656-1669
British 22 Gun
5th Rate Ship
(1656)
Oxford (22) 1656-1669
British 22 Gun
5th Rate Ship
(1656)
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(1656)
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Ganges
Nominal Guns	26	ref:1203
Nationality	United States of America
Operator	United States Navy
Purchased	3.5.1798	ref:1203
First Commissioned	1798	ref:1203
Shipyard	Unknown	ref:1203
Category	Sixth Rate	ref:1203
Ship Type	Ship	ref:1203
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	ref:1203
Sold	1801	ref:1203

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1203
Length of Keel116' 4''Imperial Feet35.3568
Breadth31' 4''Imperial Feet9.4488

Armament

1798Broadside Weight = 117 Imperial Pound ( 53.0595 kg)ref:1203
Gun Deck26 American 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1798220 ref:1203

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.1798 - 9.1798Captainref:12039.1798 - 11.1799Captainref:1203

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1800 - 1801Boatswainref:1203

2 Marines

DatesRankNameSource
3.12.1798 - 15.11.1799Marine Privateref:11443.12.1798 - 15.11.1799Marine Privateref:1144

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:1144 Book

ref:1203Dudley W. Knox, Book

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Posted by AvM on Friday 28th of September 2018 16:50

Ships of the Navy: Combat vessels
Karl Jack Bauer - 1969
GANGES (ex-Ganges). 24-gun ship. 504 tons. 116'4" x 31'4" x 15'8"(h). Armament: 26-95. Complement: 220. Built by Penrose 1795. Purchased Philadelphia 3 May 1798. Commissioned by 24 May 1798.

Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775-1990: Major Combatants
Karl Jack Bauer, ‎Stephen S. Roberts - 1991
GANGES (ex-Ganges) . 24-gun ship. 504 tons. 116'4" x 31'4" x 15'8"(h). Armament : 26-9#. Complement : 220. Built by Thomas Penrose, Philadelphia, 1795. Purchased Philadelphia 3 May 98. Commissioned by 22 May 98. Sold Philadelphia by 8 Dec 01

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