British sloop 'Mondovi' (1798)

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Mondovi
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French brig 'Le Mondovi' (1797) (16) 1797-1798 French 16 Gun Unrated Brig
Captured	13.5.1798	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	10.1798	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Venice	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	5.1811	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck81' 5 ½"Imperial Feet24.7015
Length of Keel63' 8"Imperial Feet19.2701
Breadth25' 0"Imperial Feet7.62
Depth in Hold12' 8"Imperial Feet3.7592
Burthen211 ⁶²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

10.1798Broadside Weight = 42 Imperial Pound ( 19.047 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
10.179876 BWAS-1793

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1.10.1798 - 1799CommanderBWAS-17934.1800 - 25.12.1800LieutenantBWAS-179325.12.1800 - 1801LieutenantBWAS-17932.1802 - 8.1802CommanderBWAS-17938.5.1804 - 10.1804CommanderBWAS-179310.1804 - 2.1805CommanderBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
10.1798Commissioned in the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
20.8.1799Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
10.1799Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
4.1800Commissioned for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
8.1802Arrived at Portsmouth and laid upBWAS-1793
5.1804Recommissioned?BWAS-1793
2.1805Paid offBWAS-1793
5.1811Broken up at PortsmouthBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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