British sloop 'Imogen' (1800)

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Imogen
Nominal Guns	18
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer corvette 'Le Diable à Quatre' (1792) (18) 1792-1800 French 18 Gun Privateer Corvette
Captured	26.10.1800
Shipyard	Bordeaux - Guyenne	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated
Ship Type	Sloop
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Foundered	1.3.1805

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck108' 2"Imperial Feet32.9248
Length of Keel87' 3"Imperial Feet26.5285
Breadth29' 4"Imperial Feet8.8505
Depth in Hold15' 0"Imperial Feet4.572
Burthen399 ³¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

6.1801Broadside Weight = 222 Imperial Pound ( 100.677 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck18 British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.1801121 BWAS-1793

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
6.1801 - 11.1801CommanderBWAS-179311.1801 - 1.3.1805CommanderBWAS-1793

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1802MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
29.10.1800Arrived at PlymouthBWAS-1793
5.1801Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
8.1801Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
1.3.1805Foundered in the Atlantic on passage to BarbadosBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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