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Elven

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Nominal Guns18BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
Danish Sixth Rate ship 'Elvin' (1800) (24) 1800-1807
Danish 24 Gun
6th Rate Ship
Captured7.9.1807BWAS-1793
ShipyardCopenhagen - Zealand
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Sold3.11.1814BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck101' 1"Imperial Feet30.8102 
Length of Keel83' 7 ¼"Imperial Feet25.3048 
Breadth27' 4 ½"Imperial Feet8.2423 
Depth in Hold11' 3"Imperial Feet3.429 
Burthen333 3294Tons BM 

Armament


8.1808Broadside Weight = 198 Imperial Pound ( 89.793 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck16 British 24-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
8.1808100EstablishmentBWAS-1793

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
8.1808 - 1809Commander
Richard James Lawrence O'ConnorBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1810
BWAS-1793
1809 - 8.1810Commander
John HaswellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1803-1811
BWAS-1793

Service History


DateEventSource
7.9.1807Taken at the fall of CopenhagenBWAS-1793
22.11.1807Arrived at ChathamBWAS-1793
5.1808Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
10.1808Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
24.5.1809Sailed for PortugalBWAS-1793
8.1810Laid up at SheernessBWAS-1793
3.11.1814Sold at Sheerness for £660BWAS-1793

 
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