British sloop 'Fleche' (1798)

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Fleche	4278
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer 'La Caroline' (1797) (18)
Captured	31.5.1798	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	6.1803	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Wrecked	24.5.1810	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck92' 0 ¼"Imperial Feet28.048
Length of Keel74' 4 ¼"Imperial Feet22.5616
Breadth26' 6 ¼"Imperial Feet7.9312
Depth in Hold10' 11 ¾"Imperial Feet3.0671
Burthen278 ¹⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:743
Burthen200French Tonneaux195.8

Armament

6.1803Broadside Weight = 162 Imperial Pound ( 73.467 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.180375 BWAS-1793

3 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
6.1803 - 5.1805CommanderGeorge DigbyBWAS-17931808 - 9.1809CommanderWilliam BuchananBWAS-17939.1809 - 24.5.1810CommanderGeorge HewsonBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
14.6.1798Arrived at Plymouth and laid upBWAS-1793
3.1803Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
7.1803Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
17.7.1805Action off Calais
9.1805Began small repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
12.1805Completed small repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
3.1810Began repairs at Northfleet - Kent BWAS-1793
5.1810Completed repairs at Northfleet - Kent BWAS-1793
24.5.1810Wrecked off the Elbe estuaryBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ref:743Daniel Burgot, Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Tim Oakley on Monday 2nd of December 2019 05:15

Circa 11 Jun 1803 Fleche16 sloop Capt G Digby apptd to command the Fleche and commissioned for service on the Irish station.
May 1805 Fleche16 sloop Irish Station, Cdr Thomas White appointed, and remains on the Irish station.

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