British Merchant sloop 'Manchester' (1805)

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Manchester

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Nominal GunsUnknownBWAS-1817
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorPrivate Owners
Launched1805BWAS-1817
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1817
ShipyardFalmouth - Cornwall BWAS-1817
CategoryMerchantBWAS-1817
Ship TypeSloop BWAS-1817
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1817
Sold1823BWAS-1817
BecomesBritish sloop 'Dove' (1823) (6)

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1817
Burthen187Tons BM 

 
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Posted by AvM on Sunday 28th of January 2018 23:51

Royal Cornwall Gazette - Saturday 16 February 1805

Listed as launched on 14 Feb 1805
errously gived her mname as 'Weymouth'
but the name of captain David left no speculation

Posted by AvM on Sunday 28th of January 2018 23:44

She was launched mid Feb 1805 by Symons & Banfield, Falmouth for Captain Richard Longfield Davies.

24.06.1813 under captain Robert Elphistone, sailed to Halifax on 15.06.1813, was captured by US privateer York Town, Riker, Recaptured.

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