British sloop 'Rapid' (1808)

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Oxford (22) 1656-1669
British 22 Gun
5th Rate Ship
(1656)
George TeerBritish
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Service 1758-1783
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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
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(1809)
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French Unknown Gun
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(1809)
John Ender (Unknown) 1839
American Unknown Gun
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(1839)
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Rapid
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	4.1806	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	5.1808	BWAS-1793
Acquired	22.10.1808	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Topsham - Devon	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir Henry PeakeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1762-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Robert DavyBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Sold	10.12.1814	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck107' 1 ½"Imperial Feet32.6263
Length of Keel92' 8 ¾"Imperial Feet28.0607
Breadth23' 0"Imperial Feet7.0104
Depth in Hold12' 4 ½"Imperial Feet3.6703
Draught Forward6' 2"Imperial Feet1.8796
Draught Aft7' 2"Imperial Feet2.1844
Burthen260 ⁸⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

2.1809Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck14 British 24-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.180975 BWAS-1793

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
2.1809 - 29.9.1813CommanderBWAS-179329.9.1813 - 9.10.1814CommanderNBD1849

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1811 - 5.1811LieutenantNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
29.12.1808Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
4.4.1809Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
23.4.1809Sailed with a convoy for the West IndiesBWAS-1793
24.4.1810Sailed with a convoy for New BrunswickBWAS-1793
1811In the ChannelBWAS-1793
10.12.1814Sold at Deptford for £1,800BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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