British Sixth Rate post ship 'Fylla' (1807)

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Fylla
Nominal Guns	22	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Danish Sixth Rate corvette 'Fylla' (1802) (20) 1802-1807 Danish 20 Gun 6th Rate Corvette
Captured	7.9.1807	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Copenhagen - Zealand	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Frantz Christopher Henrich HohlenbergDanish Designer Ship Builder Service 1765-1804	BWAS-1793
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Post Ship	BWAS-1793
Sold	30.6.1814	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck115' 11"Imperial Feet35.0537
Length of Keel94' 4 ⅞"Imperial Feet28.6734
Moulded Breadth29' 8 ½"Imperial Feet8.8519
Breadth (inside Planking)30' 3 ½"Imperial Feet9.1567
Depth in Hold7' 2"Imperial Feet2.1844
Burthen460 ⁷²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

3.1808Broadside Weight = 294 Imperial Pound ( 133.329 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck18 British 32-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.1808140 BWAS-1793

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
3.1808 - 1811CaptainBWAS-17931812 - 5.1813CaptainBWAS-17935.1813 - 6.1814CaptainBWAS-1793

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
5.1813 - 1814Rear-Admiral of the RedBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
8.11.1807Arrived at ChathamBWAS-1793
4.1808Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
7.1808Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
21.1.1809Sailed with a convoy for JamaicaBWAS-1793
1810In the Channel IslandsBWAS-1793
30.1.1814Took the Privateer

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by AvM on Monday 4th of March 2019 19:15

She was sold at Sheerness

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