British Sixth Rate ship 'Hyaena' (1797)

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Hyaena
Nominal Guns	24	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer corvette 'L'Hyene' (1793) (24) 1793-1797 French 24 Gun Privateer Corvette
Captured	25.10.1797	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	3.1798	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Liverpool - Lancashire	BWAS-1714
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	2.1802	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck114' 4"Imperial Feet34.7545
Length of Keel94' 3"Imperial Feet28.6703
Breadth32' 3"Imperial Feet9.7917
Depth in Hold10' 3 ¼"Imperial Feet3.0544
Draught Forward7' 6"Imperial Feet2.286
Draught Aft12' 3"Imperial Feet3.6957
Burthen521 ³⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

3.1798Broadside Weight = 320 Imperial Pound ( 145.12 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck20 British 32-Pound Carronade

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
3.1798 - 3.1799CaptainBWAS-17141.3.1799 - 1.1801CaptainBWAS-17141.1801 - 1802CaptainBWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
8.8.1798 - 29.10.1798Acting LieutenantNAO

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
25.5.1795 - 7.8.1798MidshipmanNAO1797MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
25.1.1798RegisteredBWAS-1714
3.1798RecommissionedBWAS-1714
3.1798Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
5.1798Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £6050.0.0dBWAS-1714
3.3.1799

Sailed from Portstmouth with a convoy for the Mediterranean

TNC
4.3.1799Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
2.1802Sold at DeptfordBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

TNCVarious, Periodical

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