British unrated brig-sloop 'Galgo' (1799)

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Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1793
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1793
Previously Spanish unrated brig-sloop 'Galgo' (1796) BWAS-1793
Captured1799/11/15BWAS-1793
First Commissioned1800/06
ShipyardFerrol BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeBrig-Sloop BWAS-1793
Foundered1800/10/09BWAS-1793

Dimensions
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck99' 0"Imperial Feet30.1752
Length of Keel89' 0"Imperial Feet27.1272
Breadth29' 0"Imperial Feet8.8392
Depth in Hold13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624
Burthen395Tons BM 
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1800/06121BWAS-1793
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1800/061800/10/09CommanderGeorge Samuel Stovin†BWAS-1793
Service History
DateEvent Source
1800/02/26RegisteredBWAS-1793
1800/06Commissioned at JamaicaBWAS-1793
1800/10/09Capsized in a squall off Virginia, 96 men drownedBWAS-1793

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
 
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Posted by Tim Oakley on Wednesday 22nd of August 2012 12:19

possible name change to Chance 18 sloop wrecked with nearly all hands in the West Indies 9 Oct 1800

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