British sloop 'Zenobia' (1807)

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Oxford (22) 1656-1669
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Service 1758-1783
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Zenobia
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	1.10.1806	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	3.1807	BWAS-1793
Launched	7.10.1807	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	King's Lynn - Norfolk	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cruizer Class (1797)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Josiah and Thomas BrindleyBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Sold for Break Up	8.1835	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 1 ½"Imperial Feet30.4927
Length of Keel77' 4"Imperial Feet23.4841
Breadth30' 7"Imperial Feet9.3218
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719
Draught Forward6' 0"Imperial Feet1.8288
Draught Aft10' 10"Imperial Feet3.048
Burthen384 ⁷⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

7.10.1807Broadside Weight = 262 Imperial Pound ( 118.817 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1797121Design Complement

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
12.1807 - 9.5.1812CommanderBWAS-17937.1812 - 6.1814CommanderBWAS-17936.1814 - 4.1816CommanderBWAS-1793

3 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1809 - 1811MidshipmanNBD18491809 - 1.1812MidshipmanNBD18494.1.1812 - 13.2.1813ClerkADM 29/8

Service History

DateEventSource
4.11.1807Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
29.1.1808Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
25.10.1810Sailed for PortugalBWAS-1793
24.1.1812Sailed for PortugalBWAS-1793
8.4.1816Arrived at Portsmouth and laid upBWAS-1793
8.1835Sold to be broken up to Tibbett for £650BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29/8 Archive

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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