British sloop 'Bergere' (1806)

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Bergere
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French sloop 'La Bergère' (1794) (18) 1794-1806 French 18 Gun Unrated Sloop (Corvettes de Charge)
Captured	17.4.1806	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Brest Dockyard - Brest	FWAS1786
Ship Class	Société Popuplaire Class (0000)
Designed by	Jacques-Noël SanéFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1758-1836	FWAS1786
Constructor	Jacques-Noël SanéFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1758-1836	FWAS1786
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	7.8.1811	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck112' 2"Imperial Feet34.1418
Length of Keel94' 5 ⅜"Imperial Feet28.6607
Breadth29' 8"Imperial Feet8.8618
Depth in Hold18' 0"Imperial Feet5.4864
Burthen442 ¹⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

8.1806Broadside Weight = 81 Imperial Pound ( 36.7335 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck18 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.1806121 BWAS-1793

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
15.8.1806 - 5.1807CommanderBWAS-17935.1807 - 8.1807CommanderBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
12.1806 - 6.1807LieutenantNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
8.1806Commissioned in the MedterraneanBWAS-1793
21.8.1807Arrived at Woolwich and laid upBWAS-1793
5.1808Moved to BlackwallBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

FWAS1786Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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