British Fifth Rate frigate 'Confiance' (1814)

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Confiance
Nominal Guns	36	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Acquired	25.8.1814	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Île aux Noix - Lake Champlain	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Captured	11.9.1814	BWAS-1793
Becomes	American frigate 'Confiance' (1814) (28) 1814-1825 American 28 Gun Unrated Frigate

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Burthen1,200?Tons BM

11.9.1814Broadside Weight = 96 Imperial Pound ( 43.536 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 12-Pounder

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.1814270 BWAS-1793

DatesRankNameSource
8.1814 - 11.9.1814CaptainBWAS-1793

DateEventSource
11.9.1814Battle of Lake Champlain
11.9.1814Taken by the American at the Battle of Lake ChamplainBWAS-1793

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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