British sloop 'Espiegle' (1804)

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Espiegle			4131
Nominal Guns	16
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	6.1804
Shipyard	Barnstaple - Devon
Category	Unrated
Ship Type	Sloop
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up	4.1811

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck98' 0"Imperial Feet29.8704
Length of Keel78' 8"Imperial Feet23.7998
Breadth27' 0"Imperial Feet8.2296
Burthen305Tons BM

Armament

6.1804Broadside Weight = 135 Imperial Pound ( 61.2225 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck14 British 18-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.180465 BWAS-1793

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
6.1804 - 7.1809CommanderBWAS-17937.1809 - 8.1809CommanderBWAS-17938.1809 - 9.1809CommanderBWAS-179313.9.1809 - 29.4.1810CommanderNBD18492.5.1810 - 1811CommanderBWAS-1793

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
12.11.1804 - 7.12.1805LieutenantNBD184922.5.1806 - 21.7.1806Acting LieutenantNL18656.1806 - 3.1807LieutenantNAO

Service History

DateEventSource
6.1804Commissioned for the Irish SeaBWAS-1793
5.1810At PlymouthBWAS-1793
4.1811Broken up at PlymouthBWAS-1793

Notes on Ship

OriginBWAS-1793
Mercantile Wimbury built at Barnstable in 1803

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

NL1865The Admiralty, Digital Book

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Sunday 14th of June 2026 18:07	Jon Miller	Thomas ManbyBritish Naval Sailor Service 1795-1825
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