British sloop 'Scourge' (1796)

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Scourge	6510
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French brig 'La Robuste' (1793) (18)
Named	8.6.1796	BWAS-1793
Captured	15.4.1796	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Nantes - Brittany	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	8.1802	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck102' 9"Imperial Feet31.2039
Length of Keel83' 5"Imperial Feet25.3407
Breadth28' 11 ⅝"Imperial Feet8.5503
Depth in Hold12' 10 ½"Imperial Feet3.6703
Burthen372 ³⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

8.1795Broadside Weight = 54 Imperial Pound ( 24.489 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck18 British 6-Pounder

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
8.1796 - 1.3.1797Commander Henry Richard Glynn (d.1848)BWAS-17931.3.1797 - 1800Commander Samuel Warren (d.1839)BWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
6.1796Arrived at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
6.1796RegisteredBWAS-1793
6.1796Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
11.1796Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £5805.0.0dBWAS-1793
12.2.1797Took the Cutter Le Difficile (18) in the ChannelBG
21.2.1797Took the Lugger Le Furet (10) in the Channel
7.6.1797Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
28.9.1797Took the Privateer La Sarazine (6) off Marie Galante Island
6.4.1798Took the Privateer Le Triomphe (14) off Puerto Rico
8.1802Sold at PortsmouthBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

BGOfficial, Web Site

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