British schooner 'Barbara' (1806)

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Barbara
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	2.4.1804	BWAS-1793
Launched	1806	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Bermuda - North Atlantic Ocean	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Adonis Class (1804)	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Schooner	BWAS-1793
Captured	17.9.1807	BWAS-1793
Becomes	French Privateer schooner 'La Peraty' (1807) (12) 1807-1808 French 12 Gun Privateer Schooner

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck68' 2"Imperial Feet20.7328
Length of Keel50' 5 ⅝"Imperial Feet15.2559
Breadth20' 4"Imperial Feet6.1976
Depth in Hold10' 3"Imperial Feet3.1242
Burthen110 ⁷⁵⁄₉₄Imperial Feet0.0203

Armament

1806Broadside Weight = 78 Imperial Pound ( 35.373 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck8 British 18-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
180635EstablishmentBWAS-1793

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1806 - 17.9.1807LieutenantBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
17.9.1807Taken by in the West Indies

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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