British sloop 'Morgiana' (1800)

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Morgiana	5459
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously
Captured	30.11.1800	BWAS-1793
Shipyard
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	8.1811	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck95' 8"Imperial Feet28.9966
Length of Keel76' 0"Imperial Feet23.1648
Breadth26' 5 ½"Imperial Feet7.9375
Depth in Hold11' 11 ½"Imperial Feet3.3655
Burthen282 ⁹³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

5.1801Broadside Weight = 132 Imperial Pound ( 59.862 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck14 British 18-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.180190 BWAS-1793

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.1801 - 29.4.1802CommanderBWAS-179329.4.1802 - 21.9.1806CommanderBWAS-17931.1807 - 8.1807CommanderBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
19.12.1800Arrived at PlymouthBWAS-1793
5.1801Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
7.1801Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
1804In the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1805In the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1806In the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1807In the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
8.1807Laid up at ChathamBWAS-1793
8.1811Broken up at ChathamBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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Posted by Tim Oakley on Thursday 25th of November 2021 18:03

4 Nov 1802 Donegal, Court Martial was held on board at Portsmouth, on Mr. Solomon Bostick, Boatswain of Morgiana16 brig sloop Commander Robert Raynsford, for repeated neglect of duty. The Charge was in part proved, and he was sentenced to be reprimanded for staying beyond his leave, and to be admonished not to absent himself from duty in future.

Posted by Tim Oakley on Thursday 25th of November 2021 16:12

4 Nov 1802 a Court Martial was held on board the Donegal, at Portsmouth, on Mr. Solomon Bostick, Boatswain of his Majesty's sloop Morgiana, for repeated neglect of duty. The Charge was in part proved, and he was sentenced to be reprimanded for staying beyond his leave, and to be admonished not to absent himself from duty in future.

Posted by Tim Oakley on Wednesday 3rd of November 2021 05:32

Steel has this as French Privateer Actif Brig sloop taken by Thames in Biscay 30/11/1800

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