British sloop 'Amaranthe' (1796)

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Amaranthe
Nominal Guns	14
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French brig 'L'Amaranthe' (1793) (14) 1793-1796 French 14 Gun Unrated Brig
Captured	30.12.1796
First Commissioned	8.1797
Shipyard	Honfleur - Normandy	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated
Ship Type	Sloop
Sailing Rig	Brig
Wrecked	25.10.1799

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck86' 1 ¼"Imperial Feet26.2192
Length of Keel68' 8 ⅜"Imperial Feet20.7359
Breadth28' 2 ½"Imperial Feet8.5471
Depth in Hold13' 2 ¾"Imperial Feet3.9815
Burthen290 ³⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

8.1797Broadside Weight = 150 Imperial Pound ( 68.025 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck12 British 24-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck2 British 6-Pounder

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1.9.1797 - 16.9.1799CommanderBWAS-179316.9.1799 - 25.10.1799LieutenantBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
2.1.1797Arrived at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
8.1797Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
2.1798Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £5222.0.0dBWAS-1793
7.1798Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
2.1799Took the Schooner on the Jamaica Station
13.4.1799Took the Schooner at the East End of Jamaica losing 1 Quarter-Master killed and 3 Seamen slightly woundedBG
25.10.1799Wrecked near Cape Canaveral, Florida. 22 drownedBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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