British sloop 'Delight' (1808)

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Delight
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Italian brig-corvette 'Friedland' (1807) (14) 1807-1808 Italian 14 Gun Unrated Brig-Corvette
Captured	26.3.1808	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Venice	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Friedland Class (1806)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Alexandre Victorien RossignonFrench Naval Sailor Ship Builder Service 1796-1798	BWAS-1793
Constructor	CocconItalian Ship Builder	MIdN
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Sold	1.9.1814	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck97' 6"Imperial Feet29.5874
Length of Keel76' 1"Imperial Feet23.169
Breadth29' 0"Imperial Feet8.8392
Depth in Hold19' 0"Imperial Feet5.7912
Burthen340 ³³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

5.1808Broadside Weight = 198 Imperial Pound ( 89.793 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck12 British 32-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.1808100 BWAS-1793

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
9.8.1808 - 12.1809CommanderBWAS-179312.1809 - 4.8.1810CommanderBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
8.1808Commissioned in the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
25.7.1810Arrived at Portsmouth and laid upBWAS-1793
4.8.1810Paid offADM 51
1.9.1814Sold at Portsmouth for £480.BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 51 Archive

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

MIdNVirgilio Ilari, Digital Book

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