British sloop 'Griffin' (1808)

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Griffin
Griffon
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French brig-corvette 'Le Griffon' (1806) (16) 1806-1808 French 16 Gun Unrated Brig-Corvette
Captured	11.5.1808	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Curieux Class (1799)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	François Timothée Benjamin PestelFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1793-1821	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Sold	11.3.1819	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck92' 6"Imperial Feet28.1178
Length of Keel80' 10"Imperial Feet24.384
Breadth29' 4"Imperial Feet8.8505
Depth in Hold8' 2"Imperial Feet2.4892
Burthen368Tons BM

Armament

6.1808Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck14 British 24-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.1808100 BWAS-1793

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
6.1808 - 12.1808LieutenantBWAS-179311.1811 - 1.2.1812CommanderBWAS-17932.1812 - 7.6.1814CommanderBWAS-17937.6.1814 - 5.1816CommanderBWAS-17935.1816 - 9.1816CommanderBWAS-17939.1816LieutenantBWAS-1793

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
22.2.1812 - 22.2.1814Masterref:1871

Service History

DateEventSource
6.1808Commissioned in JamaicaBWAS-1793
10.10.1809Arrived at SheernessBWAS-1793
2.1810Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
11.1811RecommissionedBWAS-1793
12.1811Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
27.3.1812Action off Dieppe
11.3.1819Sold at Deptford to Hill & Co. for £1,400BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

ref:1871 Archive

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