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Redoubt6134
Nominal Guns20
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorThe Royal Navy
Purchased1793/03
ShipyardUnknown
CategoryUnrated
Ship TypeFloating Battery
Sold1802/05/20

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck97' 5"Imperial Feet29.6926
Length of Keel81' 1 ⅛"Imperial Feet24.7174
Breadth29' 11"Imperial Feet9.1186
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.8862
Burthen386 494Tons BM 

Armament

1793/08Broadside Weight = 420 Imperial Pound ( 190.47 kg) BWAS-1793
Gun Deck20British 42-Pounder Carronade
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1793/081794/06CaptainAlexander FraserBWAS-1714
1794/061795/07CaptainWilliam CarthewBWAS-1714
1795/071795/11CaptainGeorge ByngBWAS-1714
1795/111798/08CaptainGeorge DundasBWAS-1714
1798/081802/04CaptainJames ShephardBWAS-1714
Crewmen
FromToRankNameSource
17931794/08/13Able SeamanJoseph VallackNBD1849

Notes on Ship
 
Previously the merchant ship Rover
 
Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
NBD1849 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849O'BrienDigital Book
 
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