British sloop 'Sardine' (1796)

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Sardine
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French corvette 'La Sardine' (1771) (16) 1771-1796 French 16 Gun Unrated Corvette
Named	27.6.1798	BWAS-1793
Captured	9.3.1796	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1715
Constructor	BroquierFrench Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	1806	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Burthen300Tons BM

Armament

12.1796Broadside Weight = 48 Imperial Pound ( 21.768 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
12.1796 - 3.1797CommanderBWAS-17933.1797 - 5.1797CaptainBWAS-17935.1797 - 1798CommanderBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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Posted by Jon Miller on Saturday 18th of July 2026 21:19

Portsmouth, 20 June 1801: Mr Williams, Purser of the Sardine, is appointed to the Carysfort, and Mr Jache succeeds to the Sardine. [Hampshire Telegraph, 22 June 1801]

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