British sloop 'Sarpen' (1807)

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Sarpen
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Danish sloop 'Sarpen' (1791) (16) 1791-1807 Danish 16 Gun Unrated Sloop
Captured	7.9.1807	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Copenhagen - Zealand	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Lougen Class (1790)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Ernst Wilhelm StiboltDanish Naval Sailor Ship Builder Service 1763-1790	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	8.1811	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck94' 5"Imperial Feet28.683
Length of Keel77' 6 ⅛"Imperial Feet23.4728
Breadth27' 4"Imperial Feet8.2441
Depth in Hold10' 3"Imperial Feet3.1242
Burthen308 ²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

5.1808Broadside 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
5.1808100 BWAS-1793

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.1808 - 1809CommanderBWAS-17931809 - 12.1809CommanderBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1809 - 12.4.1811First LieutenantNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
11.1807Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
7.1808Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
12.1809Paid off and laid up at SheernessBWAS-1793
8.1811Broken up at SheernessBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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