British gun-brig 'Tigress' (1808)

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Tigress ➡ 1814 Algerine
Nominal Guns	14
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French brig 'Le Pierre Cezar' (1805) (6) 1805-1808 French 6 Gun Unrated Brig
Captured	29.6.1808
Shipyard	Baltimore - Maryland	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated
Ship Type	Gun-brig
Sold	29.1.1818

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck92' 2"Imperial Feet28.067
Length of Keel72' 9 ¾"Imperial Feet21.9647
Breadth24' 4"Imperial Feet7.3406
Depth in Hold10' 9"Imperial Feet3.2766
Burthen229 ³¹⁄₉₄Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen157French Tonneaux154.682

Armament

10.1808Broadside Weight = 84 Imperial Pound ( 38.094 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck14 British 12-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
10.180850 BWAS-1793

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
10.1808 - 4.1810LieutenantBWAS-17934.1810 - 1812LieutenantBWAS-17931812 - 1813LieutenantBWAS-17931813 - 1814Lieutenant†BWAS-17938.1816 - 1817LieutenantBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
6.10.1808Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
18.2.1809Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
5.5.1809Sailed for West AfricaBWAS-1793
3.8.1810Sailed for West AfricaBWAS-1793
13.5.1812Sailed for the West IndiesBWAS-1793
1813In the BalticBWAS-1793
21.4.1814Renamed AlgerineBWAS-1793
29.1.1818Sold at Portsmouth to Thomas Pitman for £450BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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