British sloop 'Scourge' (1803)

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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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Scourge
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	6.1803	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	8.1803	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Whitby - Yorkshire	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	18.4.1816	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck107' 0"Imperial Feet32.6136
Length of Keel84' 3"Imperial Feet25.6223
Breadth27' 6"Imperial Feet8.2514
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719
Burthen339Tons BM

Armament

8.1803Broadside Weight = 278 Imperial Pound ( 126.073 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck14 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder
Spardeck4 British 24-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.1803100 BWAS-1793

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
8.1803 - 1804CommanderBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
20.7.1803Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
16.9.1803Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
3.1804Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
5.1804Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
10.1804Laid up in Ordinary at DeptfordBWAS-1793
18.4.1816Sold at Deptford for £860BWAS-1793

Notes on Ship

OriginBWAS-1793
Mercantile Herald built in 1801 at Whitby

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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