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Creole

3733
Nominal Guns36BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
Ordered23.12.1810BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down9.1811BWAS-1793
Captured1.7.1803BWAS-1793
ShipyardBasse-Indre - Nantes ref:673
Designed by
Jacques Augustin Lamothe KercaradecFrench
Ship Builder
Administrator
Merchant Sailor
Service 1782-1794
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Joseph TuckerBritish
Ship Builder
Administrator
Dockyard Staff
Service 1802-1831
BWAS-1793
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigateBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Foundered2.1.1804BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Burthen1,070Tons BM 

Armament


1.7.1803Broadside Weight = 476 Imperial Pound ( 215.866 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1798264Design Complement

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
1803 - 3.1.1804Commander
Austin BissellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794
BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
10.1803 - 1.1804Lieutenant
George CanningBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1814
NAO

Service History


DateEventSource
1803Crewed, but not commissioned, for the voyage home.BWAS-1793
3.1.1804Foundered in the Atlantic with no casualtiesBWAS-1793

 
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