British tender 'Black Joke' (1827)

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Black Joke
Nominal Guns	1	ref:907
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Brazilian Merchant slave ship 'Henriqueta' (1824) (3) 1824-1827 Brazilian 3 Gun Merchant Slave Ship
Captured	1827	ref:907
First Commissioned	10.1827	ref:907
Shipyard	Unknown	ref:567
Category	Unrated	ref:907
Ship Type	Tender	ref:907
Broken Up	3.5.1832	ref:907

Armament

1827Broadside Weight = 9 Imperial Pound ( 4.0815 kg)ref:907
Gun Deck1 British 18-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
182755 ref:907

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
9.1827 - 10.1827Master's Materef:56710.1827 - 14.11.1829Lieutenantref:907

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:567 Web Site

ref:907 Periodical

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Posted by AvM on Sunday 28th of January 2018 19:42

I have checked brazilian newspapers
The name is 'Henriqueta'

Posted by AvM on Sunday 28th of January 2018 18:53

Slaver brig Henriquetta, captured by Sybille 06.09.1827 and used as a tender to her and later to Dryad. Coal depot at the Cape 1832, stripped 04.1832 and remains burnt 03.05.1832

She was built at Baltimore

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