Chilean brig 'Galvarino' (1818)

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Galvarino
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Chile
Operator	State Navy
Previously	British sloop 'Hecate' (1809) (16) 1809-1817 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop
Purchased	1818	ref:564
First Commissioned	10.1818	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Upnor - Kent	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cruizer Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Thomas KingBritish Ship Builder Service 1739-1815	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Brig	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	1828	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 0"Imperial Feet30.48
Length of Keel77' 3 ½"Imperial Feet23.4823
Breadth30' 6"Imperial Feet9.2964
Moulded Breadth30' 0"Imperial Feet9.144
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719
Burthen382 ⁴¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1818Broadside Weight = 262 Imperial Pound ( 118.817 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1797121Design Complement

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

ref:564 Web Site

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Posted by Roger Boraston on Monday 15th of February 2021 15:13

The 1st Lieutenant on the Galvarino who was killed by Spanish fire at Callao in 1819 was my ancestor Benjamin Sowden Beley.

Posted by AvM on Wednesday 11th of October 2017 22:24

Galvarino was not directly ex HMS HEcate
Hevcate was sold on 30 Ost 1817 to Mr Parker,
became merchantman Lucy registered 19 Dec 1817 at London
Very probably purchased at Rio by Chilean agent Zanartu.

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