British sloop 'Inspector' (1803)

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3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1807)
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Inspector
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	8.1803	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	9.1803	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Colchester - Essex	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	25.6.1810	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck96' 5"Imperial Feet29.282
Length of Keel74' 6"Imperial Feet22.5933
Breadth25' 1"Imperial Feet7.6251
Depth in Hold10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004
Burthen249 ³¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

9.1803Broadside Weight = 168 Imperial Pound ( 76.188 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck14 British 24-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
9.180380 BWAS-1793

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
22.9.1803 - 4.6.1804CommanderBWAS-17935.1804CommanderBWAS-17935.1804 - 4.1805CommanderBWAS-17938.4.1805 - 10.10.1805CommanderBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
28.11.1804 - 18.4.1805Lieutenant TransferedNAO

Service History

DateEventSource
5.9.1803Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
10.11.1803Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
16.5.1804Attack on Ver Huell's squadron

Notes on Ship

OriginBWAS-1793
Mercantile Amity built near Colchester in 1801

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

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