British sloop 'Swallow' (1824)

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Swallow
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1817
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Merchant sloop 'Marquis of Salisbury' (1819) (Unknown) 1819-1824 British Unknown Gun Merchant Sloop
Purchased	7.1824	BWAS-1817
Shipyard	Falmouth - Cornwall	BWAS-1817
Constructor	Thomas BaldockBritish Naval Sailor Ship Builder Service 1813-1854	BWAS-1817
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1817
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1817
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1817
Sold	8.9.1836	BWAS-1817

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1817
Length of Keel68'7"Imperial Feet20.7486
Breadth25'1"Imperial Feet7.6251
Burthen236Tons BM

7.1824Broadside Weight = 24 Imperial Pound ( 10.884 kg)BWAS-1817
Gun Deck4 British 12-Pound Carronade

Date# of MenNotesSource
7.182428 BWAS-1817

DatesRankNameSource
13.9.1824 - 24.11.1831LieutenantBWAS-1817

DateEventSource
7.1824

Commissionned as Falmouth Packet

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1817Rif Winfield, Book

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