British sloop 'Goelan' (1793)

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Goelan
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French brig 'Le Goéland' (1787) (10) 1787-1793 French 10 Gun Unrated Brig
Captured	4.1793	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Bayonne - Aquitaine	NNF-1774
Ship Class	Goéland Class (1786)	NNF-1774
Designed by	Raymond-Antoine HaranFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1774
Constructor	Raymond-Antoine HaranFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1774
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Sold	16.10.1794	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Burthen248Tons BM

Armament

11.1793Broadside Weight = 63 Imperial Pound ( 28.5705 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck14 British 9-Pounder

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
12.1793 - 18.12.1793Commander ADM 6/24/291BWAS-179319.12.1793 - 7.2.1794Commander ADM 6/24/291ADM 6/247.2.1794 - 10.10.1794Commander ADM 6/25/36
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 25.4.1794BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
2.5.1793 - 1794First Lieutenant ADM 6/25/37
Issued by , Jamaica - Greater Antilles
Confirmed 28.4.1794ADM 6/25

Service History

DateEventSource
19.9.1793Capture of Jeremie
26.10.1793Registered in the West IndiesBWAS-1793
27.8.1794Arrived at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
16.10.1794Sold at Portsmouth for £590, become mercantile The BrothersBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/24 Archive

ADM 6/25 Archive

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

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