American sloop 'Preble' (1839)

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Preble
Nominal Guns	16	ref:740
Nationality	United States of America
Operator	United States Navy
Keel Laid Down	4.1838	ref:740
Launched	13.6.1839	ref:740
First Commissioned	6.1840	ref:740
How acquired	Purpose built	ref:740
Shipyard	Portsmouth Navy Yard - Maine	ref:740
Ship Class	Dale Class (1838)	ref:740
Designed by	John LenthallAmerican Designer Ship Builder	ref:740
Category	Unrated	ref:740
Ship Type	Sloop	ref:740
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	ref:740
Burnt	27.4.1863	ref:740

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:740
Between Perpendiculars117' 7"US Feet35.6721
Breadth33' 10"US Feet10.0584
Depth in Hold15'US Feet4.5974
Burthen566US Ton

Armament

13.6.1839Broadside Weight = 236 Imperial Pound ( 107.026 kg)ref:740
Gun Deck14 American 32-Pounder
Bow Chaser2 American 12-Pounder

1846Broadside Weight = 256 Imperial Pound ( 116.096 kg)ref:740
Gun Deck16 American 32-Pounder

1851Broadside Weight = 160 Imperial Pound ( 72.56 kg)ref:740
Gun Deck10 American 32-Pounder

1853Broadside Weight = 128 Imperial Pound ( 58.048 kg)ref:740
Gun Deck8 American 32-Pounder

1858Broadside Weight = 160 Imperial Pound ( 72.56 kg)ref:740
Gun Deck10 American 32-Pounder

1861Broadside Weight = 112 Imperial Pound ( 50.792 kg)ref:740
Gun Deck7 American 32-Pounder
Gun Deck2 American 8" Shell Gun

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
13.6.1839150Design Complementref:740

Service History

DateEventSource
1850Assigned to the United States Naval Academy as a ship for annual summer cruisesUSNA
27.4.1863

Destroyed accidently by fire

DANFS

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

DANFSUnknown, Web Site

USNA Web Site

ref:740Paul H. Silverstone, Book

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