British sloop 'Surinam' (1799)

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Surinam
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer sloop 'Le Hussard' (1798) (18) 1798-1799 French 18 Gun Privateer Sloop
Captured	20.8.1799	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Unknown	ref:692
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Captured	23.6.1803	BWAS-1793
Becomes	Dutch corvette 'Suriname' (1803) (18) 1803-1807 Dutch 18 Gun Unrated Corvette

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck105' 2"Imperial Feet32.0142
Length of Keel86' 3"Imperial Feet26.2255
Breadth30' 2"Imperial Feet9.1948
Depth in Hold8' 5"Imperial Feet2.5654
Burthen417 ⁴⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1.1900Broadside Weight = 54 Imperial Pound ( 24.489 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck18 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.1800121 BWAS-1793

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
30.1.1800 - 1801CommanderBWAS-17931802LieutenantBWAS-17931803 - 23.6.1803CommanderBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
30.1.1800Commissioned in the West IndiesBWAS-1793
24.3.1800Took the Sloop
26.3.1800Took the Sloop
1802In the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
23.6.1803Taken by the Dutch at Curacoa

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Tim Oakley on Thursday 30th of November 2023 20:12

The French corvette L'Hussar, a very fine vessel, only seven months old, mounts 20 nine-pounders, now serving as the Surinam sloop, and Lt. Cole, of the Prince of Wales, appointed to command her. letter delivered to the Admiralty, 12 Oct 1799 from Vice-Admiral Lord Hugh Seymour

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