British sloop 'Observateur' (1806)

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Observateur
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French sloop 'L'Observateur' (1800) (16) 1800-1806 French 16 Gun Unrated Sloop
Captured	9.6.1806	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Vigilant Class (1799)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Pierre-Alexander ForfaitFrench Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1773-1806	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Sold	1.9.1814	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck90' 6"Imperial Feet27.5844
Length of Keel72' 8"Imperial Feet22.0472
Breadth28' 0"Imperial Feet8.5344
Depth in Hold7' 6"Imperial Feet2.286
Burthen303Tons BM

Armament

6.1806Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg)B028
Gun Deck14 British 24-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
180695 BWAS-1793

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
7.1806 - 2.1807LieutenantBWAS-17932.1807 - 1.1808CommanderBWAS-17931.1808 - 30.3.1808LieutenantBWAS-17934.1808 - 12.1809CommanderBWAS-179312.1809 - 5.1810LieutenantBWAS-179310.5.1810 - 11.1810CommanderBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1810LieutenantNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
9.6.1806Captured by Tartar in the West IndiesB028
13.12.1809Actions of December 1809
4.11.1810Arrived at Deptford and laid upBWAS-1793
1.9.1814Sold for £640BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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