British sloop 'Vautour' (1809)

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Vautour			6549
Nominal Guns	16
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Captured	9.10.1809
Shipyard	Unknown
Category	Unrated
Ship Type	Sloop
Sailing Rig	Brig
Foundered	10.1813

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck95' 0"Imperial Feet28.956
Length of Keel75' 11 ¼"Imperial Feet22.8664
Breadth28' 10"Imperial Feet8.5344
Depth in Hold12' 7 ¼"Imperial Feet3.664
Burthen343 ¹⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

7.1810Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck14 British 24-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
7.1810100EstablishmentBWAS-1793

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
7.1810 - 1811CommanderBWAS-17931811 - 10.1813Commander†BWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
9.1809Captured on the slipway at Vlissingen 1809/09BWAS-1793
20.11.1809Arrived at Chatham for finishingBWAS-1793
5.4.1810Hauled onto the slipwayBWAS-1793
7.1810CommissionedBWAS-1793
15.9.1810RelaunchedBWAS-1793
12.1.1813Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
10.1813Foundered with all hands in the ChannelBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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