British schooner 'Rook' (1806)

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Rook
Nominal Guns	4	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	11.12.1805	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	2.1806	BWAS-1793
Launched	21.5.1806	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Ringmore - Devon	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cuckoo Class (1805)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Thomas SuttonBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Schooner	BWAS-1793
Captured	18.8.1808	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck56' 3"Imperial Feet17.0815
Length of Keel42' 4 ¼"Imperial Feet12.808
Breadth18' 3 ½"Imperial Feet5.4991
Depth in Hold8' 6 ½"Imperial Feet2.4511
Draught Forward4' 4"Imperial Feet1.3208
Draught Aft7' 6"Imperial Feet2.286
Burthen75 ³⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

21.5.1806Broadside Weight = 24 Imperial Pound ( 10.884 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck4 British 12-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
180520Design Complement

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
7.1806 - 1808LieutenantBWAS-17931808 - 18.8.1808LieutenantBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
23.6.1806Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
28.6.1806Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
18.8.1808Taken by the French off Cape St Nicholas, San Domingo

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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