British schooner 'Mosambique' (1804)

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Mosambique
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer schooner 'Le Mozambique' (1803) (10) 1803-1804 French 10 Gun Privateer Schooner
Captured	13.3.1804	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Unknown	ref:692
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Schooner	BWAS-1793
Sold	1810	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck67' 6"Imperial Feet20.4434
Length of Keel52' 0"Imperial Feet15.8496
Breadth20' 2"Imperial Feet6.1468
Depth in Hold8' 3"Imperial Feet2.5146
Burthen112 ⁴⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1806Broadside Weight = 60 Imperial Pound ( 27.21 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck10 British 12-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
180650 BWAS-1793

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1807 - 20.12.1808LieutenantBWAS-179320.12.1808 - 1809Acting LieutenantNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
13.10.1804RegisteredBWAS-1793
30.3.1808Capture of Desirade
21.4.1808Took the Privateer
28.1.1809Capture of Martinique

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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