British sloop 'Saint Christopher' (1806)

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Saint Christopher
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer sloop 'Le Mohawk' (1805) (18) 1805-1806 French 18 Gun Privateer Sloop
Captured	17.3.1806	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	8.1806	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	1811	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Burthen279Tons BM

Armament

8.1806Broadside Weight = 150 Imperial Pound ( 68.025 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 18-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck2 British 6-Pounder

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
8.1806 - 4.12.1807CommanderBWAS-17934.12.1807 - 1809CommanderBWAS-17931809 - 9.1809CommanderBWAS-17939.1809 - 5.1810CommanderBWAS-17932.5.1810 - 1811CommanderBWAS-17931811CommanderBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
1806Presented to the Navy by the inhabitants of St kittsBWAS-1793
8.1806Commissioned at AntiguaBWAS-1793
2.1.1807Took the Privateer
1811Broken up at AntiguaBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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