British sloop 'Elven' (1807)

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Elven
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Danish Sixth Rate ship 'Elvin' (1800) (24) 1800-1807 Danish 24 Gun 6th Rate Ship
Captured	7.9.1807	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Copenhagen - Zealand
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	3.11.1814	BWAS-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 ³²⁄₉₄Tons 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 - 1809CommanderBWAS-17931809 - 8.1810CommanderBWAS-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

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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