British sloop 'Rosario' (1800)

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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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Rosario
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer sloop 'Le Hardi' (1800) (18) 1800-1800 French 18 Gun Privateer Sloop
Captured	29.4.1800	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Bordeaux - Guyenne	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	6.1809	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck111' 2"Imperial Feet33.8374
Length of Keel89' 0"Imperial Feet27.1272
Breadth29' 11 ¾"Imperial Feet8.8583
Depth in Hold13' 6 ½"Imperial Feet3.9751
Burthen425 ⁴⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

8.1801Broadside Weight = 198 Imperial Pound ( 89.793 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 24-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.1801121 BWAS-1793

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
8.1801 - 29.4.1802CommanderBWAS-179329.4.1802 - 1806CommanderBWAS-17931806 - 22.1.1806CaptainBWAS-179322.1.1806 - 1806CommanderBWAS-17932.1806 - 1808CommanderBWAS-1793

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
9.1801 - 11.1804MasterNAO

Service History

DateEventSource
14.5.1800Arrived at PlymouthBWAS-1793
7.1801Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
10.1801Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
27.7.1803Took the Corvette in the Bay of BiscayBG
10.1.1807Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
6.1809Docked at Sheerness to be broken upBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

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