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Nominal Guns18BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1793
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1793
Previously French unrated corvette 'Le Vengeance' (1793) BWAS-1793
Captured1800/10/22BWAS-1793
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeShip-Sloop BWAS-1793
Wrecked1801/03/25BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck111' 0"Imperial Feet33.8328
Length of Keel89' 10 ⅝"Imperial Feet27.3971
Breadth29' 1 ½"Imperial Feet8.8773
Depth in Hold13' 4"Imperial Feet4.064
Burthen405 5394Tons BM 

Armament

1800/11Broadside Weight = 222 Imperial Pound ( 100.677 kg) BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck18British 24-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck2British 6-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1801/03/25121BWAS-1793
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1800/111801/01CommanderGeorge OrmsbyBWAS-1793
1801/021801/03/25CommanderHenry DuncanBWAS-1793
Service History
DateEvent Source
1800/10/23fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1801/03/25Wrecked on the Shigles, Isle of WightBWAS-1793

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
 
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