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Nominal Guns14BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
Spanish polacca 'San Jose' (1796) (14) 1796-1800
Spanish 14 Gun
Unrated Polacca
Captured27.10.1800BWAS-1793
ShipyardGreece - Europe BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Sold1802BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck75' 4"Imperial Feet22.8803 
Length of Keel57' 0"Imperial Feet17.3736 
Breadth26' 3"Imperial Feet7.9375 
Depth in Hold12' 6"Imperial Feet3.7338 
Burthen209Tons BM 

Armament


12.1800Broadside Weight = 126 Imperial Pound ( 57.141 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck14 British 18-Pound Carronade

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
26.12.1800 - 9.1801Commander
George Heneage Laurence DundasBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1801
BWAS-1793
9.1801 - 1802Commander
Philip DumaresqBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1814
BWAS-1793
1802Lieutenant
John LambornBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1810
BWAS-1793

Service History


DateEventSource
12.7.1801The Gut of Gibraltar
1802Sold at LisbonBWAS-1793

 
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