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Capelin

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Nominal Guns4BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered23.6.1803BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down1803BWAS-1793
Launched1804BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardBermuda - North Atlantic Ocean BWAS-1793
Ship ClassBallahoo Class (1803)BWAS-1793
Constructor
GoodrichBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSchoonerBWAS-1793
Wrecked28.6.1808BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck55' 2"Imperial Feet16.7742 
Length of Keel40' 10 ½"Imperial Feet12.2047 
Breadth18' 0"Imperial Feet5.4864 
Depth in Hold9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432 
Burthen70 4194Tons BM 

Armament


1804Broadside Weight = 24 Imperial Pound ( 10.884 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck4 British 12-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
180322Design Complement

4 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
5.1804 - 22.12.1806Acting Lieutenant
Archibald M'DonaldBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1807
BWAS-1793
22.12.1806 - 2.1807Lieutenant
Archibald M'DonaldBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1807
BWAS-1793
2.1807 - 22.2.1808Lieutenant
Joseph BeckettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1808
BWAS-1793
22.2.1808 - 28.6.1808Lieutenant
Josias BrayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1825
NAO

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
4.1803 - 1808Midshipman
George Hubert RyeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1847
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
28.6.1808Wrecked on Parquette Rock off BrestBWAS-1793

 
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