British sloop 'Pelican' (1806)

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Pelican
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French brig-corvette 'Le Voltigeur' (1804) (16) 1804-1806 French 16 Gun Unrated Brig-Corvette
Captured	26.3.1806	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	12.1806	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Antwerpen - Flanders	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Palinure Class (1803)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	François Timothée Benjamin PestelFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1793-1821	BWAS-1793
Constructor	DanetFrench Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Sold	16.4.1812	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck95' 9"Imperial Feet29.0017
Length of Keel76' 4 ½"Imperial Feet23.1775
Breadth28' 5"Imperial Feet8.5503
Depth in Hold13' 1 ½"Imperial Feet3.9751
Burthen328 ⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

12.1806Broadside Weight = 262 Imperial Pound ( 118.817 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.1806121 BWAS-1793

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
12.1806 - 10.6.1808CommanderBWAS-179310.6.1808 - 12.1808CommanderBWAS-179312.1808 - 1810CommanderBWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
27.5.1807 - 1812LieutenantNBD18494.2.1808 - 3.6.1810LieutenantNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
12.1806Commissioned at JamaicaBWAS-1793
20.4.1807Began refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
13.6.1807Completed refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
30.3.1808Capture of Desirade
1810Paid offBWAS-1793
16.4.1812Sold at DeptfordBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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