British Sixth Rate post ship 'Ganymede' (1809)

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Ganymede
Nominal Guns	20	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Sixth Rate corvette 'L'Hébé' (1808) (20) 1808-1809 French 20 Gun 6th Rate Corvette
Captured	5.1.1809	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Bordeaux - Guyenne	BWAS-1793
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Post Ship	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	1838	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck126' 7"Imperial Feet38.4116
Length of Keel105' 5 ⅛"Imperial Feet32.0072
Breadth32' 8 ⅞"Imperial Feet9.7758
Depth in Hold10' 4"Imperial Feet3.1496
Burthen601 ¹⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

5.1809Broadside Weight = 120 Imperial Pound ( 54.42 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck2 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.1809175 BWAS-1793

10 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.1809 - 9.1809CaptainBWAS-17939.1809 - 1811CaptainBWAS-17931811CaptainBWAS-17931811CaptainBWAS-17931811CaptainBWAS-179310.1811 - 1813CaptainBWAS-17931813CaptainBWAS-17931813 - 8.1815CaptainBWAS-17938.1815CaptainBWAS-17935.1817 - 1818CaptainBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
15.2.1809Arrived at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
23.5.1810Sailed with a convoy for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
20.11.1810Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
15.5.1812Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
18.8.1813Took the Privateer off Cape Tinoso
2.1817Refitted as a 34 gun Sixth Rate Frigate
10.1819Began fitting as a Convict Ship at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
11.1819Completed fitting as a Convict Ship at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1822At ChathamBWAS-1793
1824At WoolwichBWAS-1793
1838Capsized at Woolwich, but raisedBWAS-1793
2.1840Broken up at WoolwichBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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