British sloop 'Cynthia' (1796)

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Cynthia	3791
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	16.9.1795	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	10.1795	BWAS-1793
Launched	23.2.1796	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1793
Constructor	William Wells	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	10.1809	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck113' 2"Imperial Feet34.4463
Length of Keel94' 5 ½"Imperial Feet28.6639
Breadth28' 7"Imperial Feet8.5566
Depth in Hold12' 0"Imperial Feet3.6576
Draught Forward4' 7"Imperial Feet1.397
Draught Aft7' 1"Imperial Feet2.159
Burthen410 ⁴⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

3.1796Broadside Weight = 51.5 Imperial Pound ( 23.3556 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
3.1796 - 11.8.1800Commander Micajah MalbonBWAS-179311.8.1800 - 29.4.1802Commander John DickBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
19.2.1799 - 16.12.1799Lieutenant Henry BaughNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
6.1763Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £4643.0.0dBWAS-1793
10.1795Began building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1793
23.2.1796Completed building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £5609.0.0dBWAS-1793
23.2.1796Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
1.6.1800Operation in Quiberon Bay
25.8.1800Attack on Ferrol
12.1800Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
2.1803Laid up at ChathamBWAS-1793
10.1809Broken up at ChathamBWAS-1793

Notes on Ship

Schank keelsBWAS-1793
Fitted with three 'dagger boards' or Schank Sliding Keels, the largest ship to be so fitted

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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