British Sixth Rate post ship 'Florida' (1814)

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Florida
Nominal Guns	20	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	American Sixth Rate sloop 'Frolic' (1813) (22) 1813-1814 American 22 Gun 6th Rate Sloop
Captured	20.4.1814	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	7.6.1814	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Charlestown - Boston - Massachusetts	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Wasp Class (1812)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William DoughtyAmerican Designer Ship Builder Service 1773	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Josiah BarkerAmerican Ship Builder Service 1786-1816	BWAS-1793
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Post Ship	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	5.1819	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck119' 5 ½"Imperial Feet36.2839
Length of Keel98' 11 ¾"Imperial Feet29.8895
Breadth32' 0"Imperial Feet9.7536
Depth in Hold14' 2"Imperial Feet4.2799
Burthen539 ¹¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

6.1814Broadside Weight = 297 Imperial Pound ( 134.6895 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck18 British 32-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck2 British 9-Pounder

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
7.6.1814 - 9.1815CaptainBWAS-17939.1815 - 4.1816CaptainBWAS-17934.1816 - 1819CaptainBWAS-1793

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
17.5.1814 - 19.7.1814Acting LieutenantNBD184919.7.1814 - 1815LieutenantNBD184922.7.1814 - 5.4.1815LieutenantNBD1849

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
7.1817 - 5.1818MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
7.6.1814Commissioned at HalifaxBWAS-1793
24.8.1814Purchased at Halifax - Nova Scotia at a cost of £8211.1.7dBWAS-1793
30.8.1815Arrived at WoolwichBWAS-1793
9.1815Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
2.12.1815Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
2.1817Refitted as a 22 gun Unrated Unknown
5.1819Broken up at ChathamBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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Monday 15th of June 2026 04:19	Jon Miller	Robert BaylisBritish Naval Sailor Service 1790-1795
Monday 15th of June 2026 04:17	Jon Miller	French Privateer brig 'La Cantabré' (1798) (14) 1798-1798 French 14 Gun Privateer Brig
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Monday 15th of June 2026 04:12	Jon Miller	British sloop 'Kingfisher' (1782) (18) 1782-1798 British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop
Sunday 14th of June 2026 18:29	Jon Miller	French Privateer 'La Résolue' (1798) (18) 1798-1798 French 18 Gun Privateer Unknown

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