British sloop 'Colombe' (1803)

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Colombe
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French brig 'La Colombe' (1795) (16) 1795-1803 French 16 Gun Unrated Brig
Captured	18.6.1803	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Cherbourg - Normandy	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Pierre-Alexander ForfaitFrench Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1773-1806	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Pierre OzanneFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1757-1811	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	1811	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck108' 2"Imperial Feet32.9248
Length of Keel89' 10"Imperial Feet27.1272
Breadth29' 0 ½"Imperial Feet8.8519
Depth in Hold8' 1"Imperial Feet2.4638
Burthen403 ²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1803Broadside Weight = 230 Imperial Pound ( 104.305 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck14 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
6.4.1809 - 1809CommanderNAO

Service History

DateEventSource
6.7.1803Arrived at PlymouthBWAS-1793
2.7.1811Docked at Plymouth to be broken up. Never commissioned or fittedBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

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