British sloop 'Rinaldo' (1808)

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Rinaldo
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	31.12.1807	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	3.1808	BWAS-1793
Launched	13.7.1808	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Deptford - London	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cherokee Class (1807)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir Henry PeakeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1762-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John DudmanBritish Ship Builder Service 1750-1817	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Sold	6.8.1835	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck90' 3"Imperial Feet27.5082
Length of Keel73' 10 ⅝"Imperial Feet22.2663
Breadth24' 6 ½"Imperial Feet7.3279
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Draught Forward6' 2"Imperial Feet1.8796
Draught Aft9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432
Burthen236 ⁶⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

13.7.1808Broadside Weight = 78 Imperial Pound ( 35.373 kg)B181
Gun Deck8 British 18-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
26.11.180775Design Complement

8 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
9.1808 - 11.1809CommanderBWAS-179311.1809 - 1.2.1812CommanderBWAS-17932.1812 - 21.3.1812CommanderBWAS-179321.3.1812 - 7.6.1814CommanderBWAS-17937.6.1814 - 14.7.1815CommanderBWAS-179314.7.1815 - 10.1815CommanderBWAS-179311.1823 - 3.1829LieutenantBWAS-17933.1829 - 8.1834LieutenantBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1810LieutenantTRN5

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
14.4.1813 - 1.2.1815Masterref:1871

Service History

DateEventSource
27.7.1808Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
7.9.1808Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £3386.0.0dBWAS-1793
7.12.1809Rinaldo vs Maraudeur
7.12.1809Took the Lugger between Dungeness and the South ForelandBG
17.12.1810Action of 1810-12-17
3.9.1811Action off Bolougne
20.9.1811Action off Bolougne
3.5.1812Capture of the Apelles
4.5.1812Took the Sloop retaken off Boulogne
6.1814Commissioned for the Jamaica StationBWAS-1793
10.1815Laid up at ChathamBWAS-1793
3.1819Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
5.1820Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £5596.0.0dBWAS-1793
11.1823Refitted as a 10 gun Unrated Packet
11.1823Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
2.1824Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £5596.0.0dBWAS-1793
9.1824Recommissioned for the packet service at FalmouthBWAS-1793
8.1834Paid offBWAS-1793
6.8.1835Sold at Plymouth for £610BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B181David Lyon, Book

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

TRN5William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

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