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Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1793
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1793
Ordered1802/11/27BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down1803/04BWAS-1793
Launched1804/05/26BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardFalmouth BWAS-1793
Ship ClassCruizer ClassBWAS-1793
Designed byWilliam Rule BWAS-1793
ConstructorRichard Symons BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeBrig-Sloop BWAS-1793
Sold1811/09BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 0"Imperial Feet 
Length of Keel77' 3 ½"Imperial Feet 
Breadth30' 6"Imperial Feet 
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet 
Burthen382 4194Tons BM 

Armament

1804/05/26Broadside Weight = 262 Imperial Pound ( 118.817 kg) BWAS-1793
Gun Deck16British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2British 6-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1797121Design Complement 
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1804/051806/09/25CommanderEdward HawkinsBWAS-1793
1806/09/251807CaptainEdward HawkinsBWAS-1793
18071810/10/21CommanderJames LillicrapBWAS-1793
1810/10/211811/09CommanderSir James AberdourBWAS-1793
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1805/071807/12/19Acting LieutenantJustinian BarrellNBD1849
1807/12/191811/08LieutenantJustinian BarrellNBD1849
Service History
DateEvent Source
1804/06/09Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1804/08/20Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1806/09/27Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Le President in the Atlantic 
1808/02/29Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
1808/10/02Took the Privateer La Dorade  
1811/09Paid off and broken up at PlymouthBWAS-1793

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
 
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