British sloop 'Saint Lucia' (1803)

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Saint Lucia

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Nominal Guns14BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
PreviouslyFrench schooner 'Enfant Prodigue' (1796) (14)
Captured24.6.1803BWAS-1793
ShipyardBordeaux - Gascony NNF-1792
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloop BWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Captured29.3.1807BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck85' 6"Imperial Feet25.9385 
Length of Keel65' 0"Imperial Feet19.812 
Breadth23' 0"Imperial Feet7.0104 
Burthen183Tons BM 

4 Commanding Officers


DatesRankNameSource
19.10.1803 - 4.5.1804CommanderConway Shipley (d.1808)BWAS-17934.5.1804 - 11.1804CommanderRobert Carthew Reynolds (d.1804)BWAS-179321.11.1804 - 1.2.1806CommanderJames Ayscough (d.1808)BWAS-17931.2.1806 - 29.3.1807CommanderJames Murray GordonBWAS-1793

Service History


DateEventSource
25.1.1804Took the Privateer Le Furet (4) in the Leeward Islands
25.1.1804Took the Privateer Le Bijou (6) in the Leeward Islands
14.2.1804Took the Privateer La Recompence (10) in the Leeward Islands
29.3.1807Taken by the French off Guadaloupe


Sources


IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1793British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
NNF-1792Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1792 à 1799Alain DemerliacBook
 
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