British sloop 'Confiance' (1805)

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Confiance
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer corvette 'La Confiance' (1796) (22) 1796-1805 French 22 Gun Privateer Corvette
Captured	3.6.1805	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Bordeaux - Guyenne	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	22.12.1810	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck117' 0"Imperial Feet35.6616
Length of Keel94' 8 ½"Imperial Feet28.6639
Breadth31' 2 ⅞"Imperial Feet9.471
Depth in Hold14' 0"Imperial Feet4.2672
Burthen491 ⁵⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

6.1805Broadside Weight = 204 Imperial Pound ( 92.514 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck22 British 18-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.1805140 BWAS-1793

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
21.6.1805 - 19.12.1807CommanderBWAS-179319.12.1807 - 1810CaptainBWAS-1793

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1807 - 25.3.1807Acting LieutenantNBD18493.1807 - 29.7.1807Acting LieutenantNBD184929.7.1807 - 20.10.1807LieutenantNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
19.6.1805Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
14.3.1806Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
1807Refitted as a 22 gun Sixth Rate Post Ship
16.1.1808Sailed for PortugalBWAS-1793
13.2.1808Her boats took a French gunboat off the TagusBWAS-1793
8.12.1808Capture of Oyepok, Appruagoc & Cayenne
6.1.1809Capture of French Guiana by Portuguese forces
22.12.1810Sold at WoolwichBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by AvM on Saturday 4th of December 2021 12:52

According to
Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser - Monday 17 December 1810
she was offered for sale at Deptford

Posted by Tim Oakley on Friday 18th of May 2012 07:16

Feb 1808 off the Tagus, Portugal

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