British sloop 'Rinaldo' (1808)

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Rinaldo
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	31.12.1807	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	3.1808	BWAS-1793
Launched	13.7.1808	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Deptford - London	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cherokee Class (1807)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir Henry PeakeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1762-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John DudmanBritish Ship Builder Service 1750-1817	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Sold	6.8.1835	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck90' 3"Imperial Feet27.5082
Length of Keel73' 10 ⅝"Imperial Feet22.2663
Breadth24' 6 ½"Imperial Feet7.3279
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Draught Forward6' 2"Imperial Feet1.8796
Draught Aft9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432
Burthen236 ⁶⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

13.7.1808Broadside Weight = 78 Imperial Pound ( 35.373 kg)B181
Gun Deck8 British 18-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
26.11.180775Design Complement

8 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
9.1808 - 11.1809CommanderBWAS-179311.1809 - 1.2.1812CommanderBWAS-17932.1812 - 21.3.1812CommanderBWAS-179321.3.1812 - 7.6.1814CommanderBWAS-17937.6.1814 - 14.7.1815CommanderBWAS-179314.7.1815 - 10.1815CommanderBWAS-179311.1823 - 3.1829LieutenantBWAS-17933.1829 - 8.1834LieutenantBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1810LieutenantTRN5

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
14.4.1813 - 1.2.1815Masterref:1871

Service History

DateEventSource
27.7.1808Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
7.9.1808Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £3386.0.0dBWAS-1793
7.12.1809Rinaldo vs Maraudeur
7.12.1809Took the Lugger between Dungeness and the South ForelandBG
17.12.1810Action of 1810-12-17
3.9.1811Action off Bolougne
20.9.1811Action off Bolougne
3.5.1812Capture of the Apelles
4.5.1812Took the Sloop retaken off Boulogne
6.1814Commissioned for the Jamaica StationBWAS-1793
10.1815Laid up at ChathamBWAS-1793
3.1819Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
5.1820Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £5596.0.0dBWAS-1793
11.1823Refitted as a 10 gun Unrated Packet
11.1823Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
2.1824Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £5596.0.0dBWAS-1793
9.1824Recommissioned for the packet service at FalmouthBWAS-1793
8.1834Paid offBWAS-1793
6.8.1835Sold at Plymouth for £610BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B181David Lyon, Book

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

TRN5William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

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Posted by Jon Miller on Thursday 9th of July 2026 01:21

Died at the Royal Naval Hospital, at Haslar, on the 28th of June, Lieut W Patten, of HM ship Rinaldo. [Hampshire Telegraph, 3 July 1815]

Posted by Jon Miller on Tuesday 7th of July 2026 14:17

Portsmouth, 30 September 1815: The Herald, 20, Capt Milward, and the Rinaldo, Capt Undrell, have arrived this week from the Jamaica station, which they left on the 30th of July, in charge of 68 sail of merchantmen, which arrived safe except one vessel. The Herald brought a freight of merchants’ money, amounting to 630,000 dollars. The Herald has since sailed for Chatham, and the Rinaldo for Sheerness, to be paid off. [Hampshire Telegraph, 2 October 1815]

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