British gun-brig 'Requin' (1795)

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Requin	6160
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French brig 'Le Requin' (1794) (12)
Captured	20.2.1795	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Boulogne-sur-Mer - Picardy	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Gun-brig	BWAS-1793
Wrecked	1.1.1801	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck71' 2"Imperial Feet21.6916
Length of Keel54' 11 ½"Imperial Feet16.4719
Breadth23' 9 ½"Imperial Feet7.0231
Depth in Hold10' 3"Imperial Feet3.1242
Burthen165 ²⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

7.1795Broadside Weight = 20 Imperial Pound ( 9.07 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck10 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
7.179559 BWAS-1793

5 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
7.1795 - 1798LieutenantWilliam ChampainBWAS-17931798LieutenantKenneth M'KenzieBWAS-17931798 - 12.1799LieutenantWilliam Wood SenhouseBWAS-179312.1799 - 1800LieutenantFrederick ThesigerBWAS-17931800 - 1.1.1801LieutenantSamuel Fowell (d.1840)BWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
70.1795Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
26.9.1795Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £2001.0.0dBWAS-1793
1.5.1798Took the Privateer La Mutine (6) off St Bartholemew
11.8.1799Surrender of Surinam

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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