British Sixth Rate post ship 'Determinee' (1799)

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Determinee
Nominal Guns	20	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer corvette 'La Déterminée' (1798) (20)
Captured	1799	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Bordeaux - Gascony	BWAS-1793
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Post Ship	BWAS-1793
Sold	26.3.1803	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck124' 5"Imperial Feet37.8005
Length of Keel103' 5"Imperial Feet31.4367
Breadth31' 5 ⅝"Imperial Feet9.4647
Depth in Hold15' 4"Imperial Feet4.5923
Burthen544 ⁶⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

8.1800Broadside Weight = 297 Imperial Pound ( 134.6895 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck18 British 32-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck2 British 9-Pounder

4 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
8.1800 - 8.1801CaptainJohn Clarke SearleBWAS-17938.1801 - 5.1802CaptainPhilip Beaver (1766-1813)BWAS-179329.4.1802 - 11.1802CaptainAlexander SkeneBWAS-179311.1802 - 26.3.1803CaptainAlexander BecherBWAS-1793

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
8.1802 - 26.3.1803MidshipmanFrancis Beaumont (1787-?)NBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
7.1800Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
11.1800Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
12.1800Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
25.7.1801Took the Corvette Name Unknown (10) off Alexandria while carrying £10,000 in spices
26.3.1803Wrecked on Jersey - 19 men drownedBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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