British sloop 'Favourite' (1807)

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Favourite ➡ 1807 Goree
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French sloop 'La Favorite' (1806) (16) 1806-1807 French 16 Gun Unrated Sloop
Captured	27.1.1807	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Cuckolds Point - Rotherhithe	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John HenslowBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1761-1801	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	1817	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck108' 5"Imperial Feet32.9343
Length of Keel90' 8 ¼"Imperial Feet27.4384
Breadth29' 9"Imperial Feet8.8646
Depth in Hold9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432
Draught Forward7' 6"Imperial Feet2.286
Draught Aft11' 6"Imperial Feet3.5052
Burthen426 ⁸⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

27.1.1807Broadside Weight = 51 Imperial Pound ( 23.1288 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1793125Design Complement

8 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
8.1807 - 9.2.1808CommanderBWAS-17939.2.1808 - 3.1808CommanderBWAS-17933.1808 - 13.4.1809CommanderBWAS-179313.4.1809 - 12.12.1809CommanderBWAS-179312.12.1809 - 1813CommanderBWAS-179319.7.1814 - 6.1815CommanderBWAS-17936.1815 - 6.6.1815LieutenantBWAS-17936.6.1815 - 1816CommanderBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
8.1807Recommissioned at AntiguaBWAS-1793
8.1807Renamed GoreeBWAS-1793
24.4.1808Action of 1808-04-22
24.11.1808Took the Letter of Marque 30 leagues West of GuadaloupeBG
28.1.1809Capture of Martinique
1813Prison ship at HalifaxBWAS-1793
1814At BermudaBWAS-1793
1817Broken up at BermudaBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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Sunday 14th of June 2026 18:29	Jon Miller	French Privateer 'La Résolue' (1798) (18) 1798-1798 French 18 Gun Privateer Unknown
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