British sloop 'Indian' (1805)

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Indian
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	9.6.1803	BWAS-1793
Launched	10.1805	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Bermuda - North Atlantic Ocean	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Bermuda Class (1803)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Robert SheddenBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	24.4.1817	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck107' 0"Imperial Feet32.6136
Length of Keel83' 10 ⅝"Imperial Feet25.3143
Breadth29' 11"Imperial Feet8.842
Depth in Hold14' 8"Imperial Feet4.318
Burthen399 ³¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

10.1805Broadside Weight = 198 Imperial Pound ( 89.793 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 24-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1803121Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1806 - 5.1810CommanderNBD18495.1810 - 6.1810LieutenantBWAS-179310.5.1810 - 11.1813CommanderBWAS-179311.1813 - 3.1814LieutenantBWAS-17939.3.1814 - 1815CommanderBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
19.6.1808Took the Privateer in the West Indies
16.7.1812Took the Schooner Bay of Fundy
6.2.1813Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
1815In OrdinaryBWAS-1793
24.4.1817Sold at Deptford to Messrs. Enderby for £1,300BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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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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