British sloop 'Britomart' (1808)

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1st Rate Ship of the Line
1812 Renamed "Princess Royal"
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1819 Renamed "Barfleur"
(1762)
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Britomart
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	31.12.1807	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	4.1808	BWAS-1793
Launched	28.7.1808	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Deptford - London	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cherokee Class (1807)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir Henry PeakeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1762-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John DudmanBritish Ship Builder Service 1750-1817	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Sold	3.2.1819	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck90' 3"Imperial Feet27.5082
Length of Keel73' 10 ⅝"Imperial Feet22.2663
Breadth24' 8"Imperial Feet7.366
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Draught Forward6' 4"Imperial Feet1.9304
Draught Aft9' 3"Imperial Feet2.8194
Burthen239 ¹¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

28.7.1808Broadside Weight = 78 Imperial Pound ( 35.373 kg)B181
Gun Deck8 British 18-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
26.11.180775Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
8.1808 - 12.1813CommanderBWAS-179312.1813 - 10.1816CommanderBWAS-179310.1816 - 11.1816CommanderBWAS-179311.1816 - 1817CommanderBWAS-17931818CommanderBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
27.9.1808 - 14.2.1810LieutenantNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
11.9.1808Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
28.7.1809Expedition to the Scheldt
16.7.1812Took the Privateer in the North Sea
27.8.1816Bombardment of Algiers
28.7.1818Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
3.2.1819Sold at Plymouth to G. Bailey for £900BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B181David Lyon, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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