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Electra

4062
Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
Captured16.8.1808BWAS-1793
ShipyardSaint-Servan - St Malo - Brittany BWAS-1793
Ship ClassPalinure Class (1803)BWAS-1793
Designed by
François Timothée Benjamin PestelFrench
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1793-1821
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Sold11.7.1816BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck93' 3"Imperial Feet28.3718 
Length of Keel74' 6 ⅝"Imperial Feet22.5711 
Breadth28' 2 ⅛"Imperial Feet8.5376 
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719 
Burthen314 7994Tons BM 

Armament


2.1812Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck14 British 24-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
2.1812 - 6.1814Commander
William GregoryBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1802-1840
BWAS-1793
6.1814 - 15.10.1814Commander
Thomas Walbeoff CecilBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1814
BWAS-1793
4.11.1814 - 1815Commander
Richard John LewinBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1808-1815
BWAS-1793

Service History


DateEventSource
28.9.1808Arrived at Plymouth and laid upBWAS-1793
14.11.1811Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
7.3.1812Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
27.4.1812Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1793
7.7.1813Took the Privateer
Growler (5) 1813-1813
American 5 Gun
Privateer Unknown

1815Paid offBWAS-1793
11.7.1816Sold at Deptford for £800BWAS-1793

 
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