British schooner 'Elizabeth' (1805)

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Elizabeth
Nominal Guns	12
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer schooner 'L'Elizabeth' (1805) (14) 1805-1805 French 14 Gun Privateer Schooner
Captured	16.12.1805
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated
Ship Type	Schooner
Foundered	31.10.1814

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck67' 8"Imperial Feet20.4506
Length of Keel53' 3"Imperial Feet16.1798
Breadth20' 8"Imperial Feet6.2992
Depth in Hold8' 4"Imperial Feet2.54
Burthen121Tons BM

Armament

1808Broadside Weight = 66 Imperial Pound ( 29.931 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck10 British 12-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck2 British 6-Pounder

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1808 - 1810LieutenantBWAS-17931810 - 31.10.1814Lieutenant†BWAS-1793

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
7.6.1805 - 7.1806UnknownNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
15.8.1806ReigisteredBWAS-1793
1808Commissioned at AntiguaBWAS-1793
31.10.1814Capsized and sank with all hands in the West IndiesBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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