British sloop 'Jalouse' (1797)

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Jalouse
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French sloop 'La Jalouse' (1794) (18) 1794-1797 French 18 Gun Unrated Sloop
Captured	13.5.1797	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Honfleur - Normandy	DBF
Ship Class	Belliqueuse Class (1793)	DBF
Designed by	Pierre-Alexander ForfaitFrench Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1773-1806	DBF
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	3.1807	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck102' 10"Imperial Feet31.0896
Length of Keel85' 4"Imperial Feet25.9283
Moulded Breadth27' 4"Imperial Feet8.2441
Breadth27' 9"Imperial Feet8.2623
Depth in Hold12' 11 ½"Imperial Feet3.6703
Burthen348 ⁴⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

10.1797Broadside Weight = 78 Imperial Pound ( 35.373 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck2 British 24-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck18 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
10.1797121 BWAS-1793

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
9.1797 - 1800CommanderBWAS-17931.1800 - 6.1802CommanderBWAS-17936.1802 - 11.1804CommanderBWAS-179316.11.1804 - 5.1806CommanderBWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
28.6.1799 - 6.1803Lieutenant29.5.1802 - 5.8.1806LieutenantNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
18.9.1803 - 22.1.1805MasterADM 29-1

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
4.1802 - 1802MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
20.7.1797RegisteredBWAS-1793
24.7.1797Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
19.10.1797Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £4227.0.0dBWAS-1793
23.2.1799Took the Privateer off the Texel
29.11.1799Took the Lugger inthe North Sea
5.4.1800Took the Privateer in the North Sea
1.1803RecommissionedBWAS-1793
14.6.1803Action of 1803-06-14
5.1806Paid offBWAS-1793
3.1807Broken up at WoolwichBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

Book

ADM 29-1 Document

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

DBFJean-Michel Roche, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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Monday 15th of June 2026 04:19	Jon Miller	Robert BaylisBritish Naval Sailor Service 1790-1795
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