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Nominal Guns14BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1793
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1793
Ordered1808/06/09BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down1808/10BWAS-1793
Launched1809/04/28BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardPortsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
Ship ClassCrocus ClassBWAS-1793
Designed bySurveyors The BWAS-1793
ConstructorNicholas Diddams BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeBrig-Sloop BWAS-1793
Broken Up1818/01/29BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB028
Moulded Breadth92Imperial Feet 
Breadth26Imperial Feet 
Burthen253Tons BM 

Armament

1809/04/28Broadside Weight = 150 Imperial Pound ( 68.025 kg) BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck12British 24-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2British 6-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1807/03/2886Design Complement 
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1812/02/241813/08LieutenantChristopher William BettyNBD1849

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
B028 Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume IJ. J. ColledgeBook
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
 
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