British sloop 'Pert' (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)
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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)
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Pert
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer brig 'Le Buonaparte' (1804) (14) 1804-1804 French 14 Gun Privateer Brig
Captured	12.11.1804	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	6.1805	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Wrecked	16.10.1807	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck84' 6"Imperial Feet25.6413
Length of Keel73' 3"Imperial Feet22.2758
Breadth23' 0"Imperial Feet7.0104
Depth in Hold11' 4"Imperial Feet3.4544
Burthen206Tons BM

Armament

6.1805Broadside Weight = 84 Imperial Pound ( 38.094 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck14 British 12-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.180570 BWAS-1793

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
6.1805 - 9.10.1805LieutenantBWAS-17939.10.1805 - 1.1807CommanderBWAS-179330.1.1807 - 3.5.1807LieutenantNBD18494.5.1807 - 16.10.1807CommanderBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
6.1805Commissioned in the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
16.10.1807Wrecked on Margarita Island, off Venezuela. 10 men drownedBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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