British sloop 'Snap' (1808)

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Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French sloop 'Le Palinure' (1804) (16)
Captured	1.11.1808	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Palinure Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	François Timothée Benjamin Pestel (1763-1828)	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	6.1811	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck91' 1"Imperial Feet27.7622
Length of Keel73' 1 ½"Imperial Feet22.2631
Breadth28' 1 ½"Imperial Feet8.5471
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719
Burthen319 ⁵⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

11.1808Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck14 British 24-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

2 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
11.1808 - 5.5.1810CommanderJames Pattison StewartBWAS-17935.5.1810 - 2.1811CommanderThomas BarclayBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
11.1808Commissioned at AntiguaBWAS-1793
28.1.1809Capture of Martinique
2.1811Paid offBWAS-1793
6.1811Broken up at SheernessBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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