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Goree

4500
Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
Captured5.4.1800BWAS-1793
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Sold21.4.1806BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck88' 7 ¾"Imperial Feet26.8415 
Length of Keel58' 7 ½"Imperial Feet17.6911 
Breadth24' 3 ½"Imperial Feet7.3279 
Depth in Hold11' 8"Imperial Feet3.556 
Burthen215 3794Tons BM 

Armament


5.4.1800Broadside Weight = 72 Imperial Pound ( 32.652 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck12 British 12-Pound Carronade

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
5.4.1800 - 10.1801Lieutenant
Charles Chamberlayne IrvineBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1808
BWAS-1793
10.1801 - 12.1801Commander
Thomas Holmes TidyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1808
BWAS-1793

Service History


DateEventSource
5.4.1800Commissioned on the West African StationBWAS-1793
3.9.1801Arrived at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
12.1801Paid off and laid upBWAS-1793

 
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Posted by Jon Miller on Saturday 30th of May 2026 10:55

The Amphitrite frigate, Captain Warren, which has ben stationed at the Needles, as a guard-ship is ordered into Potrtsmouth harbour to be paid off. The Defiance, Russell, San Antonio, and Goree, which are now in harbour, are also ordered to be paid off. [London Courier, 14 October 1801]


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