British sloop 'Trompeuse' (1800)

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Trompeuse
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer ship 'La Trompeuse' (1799) (18) 1799-1800 French 18 Gun Privateer Ship
Captured	4.3.1800	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Nantes - Brittany	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	3.1811	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 10"Imperial Feet30.48
Length of Keel80' 4 ½"Imperial Feet24.3967
Breadth29' 10"Imperial Feet8.8392
Depth in Hold13' 1 ¾"Imperial Feet3.9815
Burthen380 ⁴⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

6.1803Broadside Weight = 198 Imperial Pound ( 89.793 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 24-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
6.1803 - 8.5.1804CommanderBWAS-17931805 - 6.8.1805CommanderBWAS-17936.8.1805 - 9.1809CommanderBWAS-17939.1809 - 1810CommanderBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
21.5.1800Arrived at Plymouth and laid upBWAS-1793
7.1803Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
8.1803Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
3.1811Broken up at SheernessBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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