British Sixth Rate post ship 'Sagesse' (1803)

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Sagesse
Nominal Guns	20	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Sixth Rate frigate 'La Sagesse' (1794) (28) 1794-1803 French 28 Gun 6th Rate Frigate
Captured	8.9.1803	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Bayonne - Aquitaine	BWAS-1714
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Post Ship	BWAS-1793
Sold	7.6.1821	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck112' 4"Imperial Feet34.1461
Length of Keel91' 0 ⅜"Imperial Feet27.7463
Breadth31' 9"Imperial Feet9.6774
Depth in Hold9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432
Burthen480 ⁶¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

5.1804Broadside Weight = 320 Imperial Pound ( 145.12 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck20 British 32-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.1804155 BWAS-1793

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
4.5.1804 - 2.1805CaptainBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
5.5.1804 - 18.2.1805LieutenantNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
5.1804Commissioned in JamaicaBWAS-1793
8.2.1805Arrived at Portsmouth and paid offBWAS-1793
3.1805Began fitting as an Hospital Ship at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
5.1805Completed fitting as an Hospital Ship at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
7.6.1821Sold to John Holmes for £510BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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