British sloop 'Asp' (1808)

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Asp
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French sloop 'Le Serpent' (1807) (16) 1807-1808 French 16 Gun Unrated Sloop
Captured	17.7.1808	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	29.9.1808	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Paimboeuf - Brittany	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Palinure Class (1803)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	François Timothée Benjamin PestelFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1793-1821	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Sold	16.3.1814	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck98' 8 ½"Imperial Feet29.8831
Length of Keel78' 7 ½"Imperial Feet23.7871
Breadth28' 3 ⅛"Imperial Feet8.5376
Depth in Hold8' 0"Imperial Feet2.4384
Burthen334Tons BM

Armament

9.1808Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck14 British 24-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
9.1808100 BWAS-1793

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
29.9.1808 - 22.1.1810CommanderBWAS-179322.1.1810 - 5.1810CommanderBWAS-17932.5.1810 - 8.1810CommanderBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
9.1808Commissioned in the West IndiesBWAS-1793
30.7.1810Arrived at Portsmouth and laid upBWAS-1793
16.3.1814Sold for £1,050BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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Thursday 11th of June 2026 04:02	Jon Miller	Edward BassBritish Naval Sailor Service 1790-1810
Thursday 11th of June 2026 03:56	Jon Miller	James WelshBritish Naval Sailor Service 1799-1809
Thursday 11th of June 2026 03:39	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Hebe' (1782) (38) 1782-1811 British 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate 1805 Renamed "Blonde"
Thursday 11th of June 2026 03:03	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Sirius' (1797) (36) 1797-1810 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Thursday 11th of June 2026 02:59	Jon Miller	James Richard DacresBritish Naval Sailor Service 1762-1808

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