British sloop 'Pultusk' (1807)

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Lord Thurlow (Unknown) 1789-1802
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Pultusk
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French sloop 'L'Austerlitz' (1805) (18) 1805-1807 French 18 Gun Unrated Sloop
Captured	5.4.1807	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	United States - North America	ref:692
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	1810	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck83' 7"Imperial Feet25.3577
Length of Keel65' 9 ½"Imperial Feet19.8247
Breadth23' 10"Imperial Feet7.0104
Depth in Hold9' 9 ½"Imperial Feet2.7559
Burthen199Tons BM

Armament

5.1807Broadside Weight = 198 Imperial Pound ( 89.793 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 24-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.180786 BWAS-1793

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
30.11.1807 - 5.8.1808CommanderBWAS-17935.8.1808 - 2.1809CommanderB1458.2.1809 - 10.1809CommanderBWAS-17935.7.1809 - 8.1809LieutenantNBD184910.1809 - 1810CommanderBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
9.3.1810 - 11.4.1810LieutenantNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
1807Commissioned at AntiguaBWAS-1793
28.1.1809Capture of Martinique
1810Broken up at AntiguaBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B145Charles Harding Firth, John Knox Laughton, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:49	Jon Miller	British Merchant east indiaman 'Lord Thurlow' (1789) (Unknown) 1789-1802 British Unknown Gun Merchant East Indiaman
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:44	Jon Miller	Robert WardlawBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1799-1807
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:43	Jon Miller	William MaxwellBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1798-1809
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:42	Jon Miller	George GoochBritish Ship Owner Service 1809-1821
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:41	Jon Miller	John Altham CumberlegeBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1800-1802

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