British sloop 'Anacreon' (1799)

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Anacreon
Nominal Guns	16
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer brig 'L'Anacréon' (1791) (16) 1791-1799 French 16 Gun Privateer Brig
Captured	22.6.1799
First Commissioned	11.1799
Shipyard	Dunkerque - Flanders	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated
Ship Type	Sloop
Sailing Rig	Brig
Sold	1802

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck76' 5 ½"Imperial Feet23.1775
Length of Keel60' 5 ½"Imperial Feet18.3007
Breadth21' 8"Imperial Feet6.604
Depth in Hold9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432
Burthen150 ⁸⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

11.1799Broadside Weight = 28 Imperial Pound ( 12.698 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck14 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
11.179960 BWAS-1793

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
11.1799 - 1.1800LieutenantBWAS-17931.1800 - 3.1800LieutenantBWAS-17933.1800 - 7.1801LieutenantBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
9.7.1799Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
11.1799Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £1524.0.0dBWAS-1793
11.3.1800

Sailed from Portsmouth on a cruise

TNC
25.4.1800

Arrived at Portsmouth

TNC
26.4.1800

Sailed from Portsmouth

TNC
16.6.1800

Arrived at Portsmouth

TNC
29.3.1801

Retook the ship Friendship, taken by the privateer La Pluton, Charles La Niece.

TNC
1802Sold at Sheerness during the WinterBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

TNCVarious, Periodical

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