British sloop 'Tweed' (1807)

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Tweed

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Nominal Guns18BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered30.11.1805BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down3.1806BWAS-1793
Launched10.1.1807BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardIsemonger's Yard - Littlehampton BWAS-1793
Ship ClassCormorant Class - revived (1805)BWAS-1793
Designed by
Sir John HenslowBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1761-1801
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Thomas IsemongerBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Wrecked5.11.1813BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck109' 1"Imperial Feet33.226 
Length of Keel91' 3 ¼"Imperial Feet27.7432 
Breadth29' 9 ½"Imperial Feet8.8519 
Depth in Hold9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432 
Draught Forward7' 9"Imperial Feet2.3622 
Draught Aft11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528 
Burthen430 83⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


1807Broadside Weight = 334 Imperial Pound ( 151.469 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1.1807121EstablishmentBWAS-1793

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
3.1807 - 29.9.1813Commander
Thomas Edward SymondsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1802-1845
BWAS-179329.9.1813 - 5.11.1813Commander
William MatherBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1813
BWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
12.1810 - 1810Lieutenant
Prosper AmbroseBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1812
NBD184929.1.1811 - 14.10.1813Lieutenant
Nathaniel BriceBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1840
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
26.1.1807Moved to Portsmouth to be finishedBWAS-1793
2.6.1807Completed at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
30.6.1807Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
29.2.1808Took the Privateer
Santisima Trinidad (4) 1808-1808
Spanish 4 Gun
Privateer Unknown

16.3.1808Took the Privateer
L'Aventure (3) 1808-1808
French 3 Gun
Privateer Unknown

1809In JamaicaBWAS-1793
1810Returned homeBWAS-1793
10.1810Took the Privateer
Steinbill (10) 1810-1810
Danish 10 Gun
Privateer Unknown
in the North Sea
13.12.1812Sailed for the west coast of AfricaBWAS-1793
5.11.1813Wrecked in Shoal Bay, Newfoundland with the loss of 64 menBWAS-1793

 
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