British sloop 'Arab' (1795)

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Arab
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French 'Le Jean Bart' (1793) (18) 1793-1795 French 18 Gun Unrated Unknown
Named	6.10.1795	BWAS-1793
Captured	29.3.1795	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	St Malo - Brittany	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Pierre DuhamelFrench Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Wrecked	10.6.1796	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck90' 8 ½"Imperial Feet27.4447
Length of Keel69' 11 ⅜"Imperial Feet21.0407
Breadth29' 1 ⅜"Imperial Feet8.8487
Depth in Hold11' 4"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen315 ³⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

10.1795Broadside Weight = 48 Imperial Pound ( 21.768 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
10.1795100 BWAS-1793

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
10.1795 - 10.6.1796Commander†BWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
7.1795Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth
6.10.1795RegisteredBWAS-1793
12.1795Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £515.0.0d
10.6.1796Wrecked on the Glenan Islands, Brittany, several men drowned including the commanderBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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Posted by Tim Oakley on Tuesday 19th of June 2012 06:59

29 Mar 1795 French Jean Bart 18 taken by Cerebus 32 and Santa Margarita 36 in the Channel, added as Arab 16 sloop

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