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Sarpen

6450
Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityDenmark
OperatorDano-Norwegian navy
Launched24.9.1791BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardCopenhagen - Zealand BWAS-1793
Ship ClassLougen Class (1790)BWAS-1793
Designed by
Ernst Wilhelm StiboltDanish
Naval Sailor
Ship Builder
Service 1763-1790
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Captured7.9.1807BWAS-1793
Becomes
British sloop 'Sarpen' (1807) (18) 1807-1811
British 18 Gun
Unrated Sloop

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck94' 5"Imperial Feet28.683 
Length of Keel77' 6 ⅛"Imperial Feet23.4728 
Breadth27' 4"Imperial Feet8.2441 
Depth in Hold10' 3"Imperial Feet3.1242 
Burthen308 294Tons BM 

Service History


DateEventSource
2.4.1801Battle of Copenhagen
7.9.1807Taken by the British at Copenhagen

 
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