American schooner 'Shark' (1821)

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Britannia (100) 1762-1825
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
1812 Renamed "Princess Royal"
1812 Renamed "Saint George"
1819 Renamed "Barfleur"
(1762)
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Shark
Nominal Guns	12	DANFS
Nationality	United States of America
Operator	United States Navy
Launched	17.5.1821	DANFS
First Commissioned	2.6.1821	DANFS
How acquired	Purpose built	DANFS
Shipyard	Washington Navy Yard - Washington, D.C.	DANFS
Category	Unrated	DANFS
Ship Type	Schooner	DANFS
Sailing Rig	Schooner	DANFS
Wrecked	10.9.1846	DANFS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentDANFS
Length of Gundeck86' 0"Imperial Feet26.2128
Breadth24' 7"Imperial Feet7.3597
Depth in Hold10' 4"Imperial Feet3.1496
Burthen198Tons BM

Armament

21.5.1821Broadside Weight = 96 Imperial Pound ( 43.536 kg)DANFS
Upper Gun Deck10 American 18 Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck2 American 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
21.5.182170 DANFS

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
11.5.1821 - 1825LieutenantE-WIKI1832 - 3.12.1832Lieutenantref:824

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1835Passed MidshipmanUSNR-1835

Service History

DateEventSource
3.12.1832

In the West Indies

ref:824
1835

In the Mediterranean

USNR-1835

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

DANFSUnknown, Web Site

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

USNR-1835Authority, Web Site

ref:824British Foreign Office, Digital Book

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