British sloop 'Nimrod' (1799)

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Nimrod
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French corvette 'L'Éole' (1799) (18) 1799-1799 French 18 Gun Unrated Corvette
Captured	22.11.1799	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	1801	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	21.2.1811	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck99' 0"Imperial Feet30.1752
Length of Keel89' 0"Imperial Feet27.1272
Breadth29' 0"Imperial Feet8.8392
Depth in Hold13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624
Burthen398Tons BM

Armament

1801Broadside 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
1801121 BWAS-1793

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1801 - 1802CommanderBWAS-17936.1803 - 1805CommanderBWAS-17931805Commander†BWAS-179315.8.1806 - 1807CommanderBWAS-17931807CommanderBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
20.3.1805 - 18.4.1808LieutenantNBD1849

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
5.1803 - 1803Master's MateNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
26.1.1801Arrived at PlymouthBWAS-1793
6.1803Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
7.1803Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
11.1804Sailed for the Leeward islandsBWAS-1793
27.12.1807Took the Schooner
5.1809Laid up at DeptfordBWAS-1793
21.2.1811Sold at DeptfordBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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