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Nominal Guns18BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1793
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1793
Previously French privateer corvette 'Le Premier Consul' (1800) BWAS-1793
Captured1801/03/05BWAS-1793
ShipyardNantes BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeShip-Sloop BWAS-1793
Foundered1802/10BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck113' 8"Imperial Feet34.6456
Length of Keel91' 9"Imperial Feet27.9654
Breadth30' 3 ½"Imperial Feet9.2329
Depth in Hold11' 3"Imperial Feet3.429
Burthen447 7394Tons BM 

Armament

1801/09Broadside 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
1801/09121BWAS-1793
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1801/091802/04/29CommanderHenry DuncanB125
1802/04/291802/10CaptainHenry DuncanBWAS-1793
Service History
DateEvent Source
1801/03/18Arrived at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
1801/06Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1801/10Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1793
1801/10/20Sailed for HalifaxBWAS-1793
1802/10Lost presumed foundered with all hands in the AtlanticBWAS-1793

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
B125 NRS Vol 020 - The Naval Miscellany Vol IJohn Knox Laughton EdBook
 
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