British Sixth Rate post ship 'Ligaera' (1804)

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Oxford (22) 1656-1669
British 22 Gun
5th Rate Ship
(1656)
George TeerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1758-1783
George TeerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1758-1783
Orleans (Unknown) 1838
American Unknown Gun
Merchant Brig
(1838)
Hound (Unknown) 1839
American Unknown Gun
Merchant Schooner
(1839)
La Coquette (Unknown) 1809-1822
French Unknown Gun
Unrated Corvette
(1809)
La Coquette (Unknown) 1809-1822
French Unknown Gun
Unrated Corvette
(1809)
John Ender (Unknown) 1839
American Unknown Gun
Merchant Schooner
(1839)
Formosa (Unknown) 1839
Portugese Unknown Gun
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(1839)
Formosa (Unknown) 1839
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Ligaera
Nominal Guns	22	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Spanish Fifth Rate corvette 'Diligencia' (1796) (22) 1796-1804 Spanish 22 Gun 5th Rate Corvette
Captured	12.1804	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Real Astillero de Esteiro - Ferrol	ADM 34
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Post Ship	BWAS-1793
Sold	1.9.1814	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck106' 0"Imperial Feet32.3088
Length of Keel100' 0"Imperial Feet30.48
Breadth28' 9"Imperial Feet8.563
Depth in Hold7' 7"Imperial Feet2.3114
Burthen439 ⁶²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

5.1805Broadside Weight = 192 Imperial Pound ( 87.072 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 12-Pound Carronade
Forecastle6 British 12-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.1805155 BWAS-1793

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
16.5.1805 - 9.1805CaptainBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
18.9.1805Arrived at Portsmouth and laid up in OrdinaryBWAS-1793
1.9.1814Sold at Portsmouth? for £740BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 34 Document

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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