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6269
Nominal Guns16
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered10.1795
Purchased1796
First Commissioned4.1798
ShipyardBermuda - North Atlantic Ocean
Constructor
Nathaniel TynesBritish
Ship Builder
CategoryUnrated
Ship TypeSloop
Sailing RigShip Rigged
Wrecked23.6.1798

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck104' 0"Imperial Feet31.6992 
Length of Keel80' 1 ½"Imperial Feet24.3967 
Breadth26' 1"Imperial Feet7.929 
Depth in Hold16' 1 ½"Imperial Feet4.8895 
Burthen336Tons BM 

Armament


4.1798Broadside Weight = 192 Imperial Pound ( 87.072 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 24-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
4.179880 BWAS-1793

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
4.1798 - 23.6.1798Commander
George IrwinBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1802
BWAS-1793

Service History


DateEventSource
17.5.1798Took the Privateer
Name Unknown (14) 1798-1798
French 14 Gun
Privateer Unknown
on the Halifax Station

23.6.1798Wrecked in the Gulf of St LawrenceBWAS-1793

 
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