British brig-corvette 'Colibri' (1809)

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Colibri
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1714
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer brig 'Le Colibri' (1808) (16) 1808-1809 French 16 Gun Privateer Brig
Captured	16.1.1809	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	10.1809	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Palinure Class (1803)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	François Timothée Benjamin PestelFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1793-1821	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Brig-Corvette	BWAS-1714
Wrecked	22.8.1813	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck96' 9"Imperial Feet29.2989
Length of Keel79' 4"Imperial Feet24.0905
Breadth29' 5"Imperial Feet8.8533
Depth in Hold13' 5"Imperial Feet4.0047
Burthen365 ¹⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
10.1809 - 5.1810LieutenantBWAS-17145.1810CommanderBWAS-17145.1810 - 12.1812CommanderBWAS-171412.1812 - 2.1813LieutenantBWAS-17142.1813 - 22.8.1813CaptainBWAS-1714

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
10.1809 - 18.9.1809Master's MateNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
10.1809Commissioned at HalifaxBWAS-1793
6.7.1812Took the Privateer off Sable island
11.7.1812Took the Schooner off Cape Sable
23.7.1812Took the Sloop
11.8.1812Took the Schooner in the Bay of Fundy
12.8.1812Took the Schooner off Cape Sable
13.8.1812Took the Schooner off Cape Sable
22.8.1813Wrecked at Port Royal, JamaicaBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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