British sloop 'Confiance' (1813)

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Confiance
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	2.11.1812	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	12.1812	BWAS-1793
Launched	30.8.1813	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Rochester - Kent	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cruizer Class (1797)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Mrs Mary RossBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Wrecked	21.8.1822	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 3 ½"Imperial Feet30.4927
Length of Keel77' 3 ⅛"Imperial Feet23.4728
Breadth30' 10 ½"Imperial Feet9.1567
Depth in Hold12' 10"Imperial Feet3.6576
Draught Forward6' 4"Imperial Feet1.9304
Draught Aft11' 3"Imperial Feet3.429
Burthen387 ⁷⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

30.8.1813Broadside Weight = 262 Imperial Pound ( 118.817 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1797121Design Complement

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1818 - 21.8.1822Commander†BWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
30.8.1813Began fitting for ordinary at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
9.1813Completed fitting for ordinary at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
2.1818Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
26.6.1818Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
21.8.1822Wrecked near Crookhaven, Ireland. No survivorsBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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Posted by Cy on Friday 3rd of June 2022 08:20

Thanks, removed

Posted by Robert Pennyfather on Thursday 2nd of June 2022 16:45

This HMS Confiance 1813, a 16 gun brig-sloop, was not at the battle of Lake Champlain.
At that battle it was the newly launched, on the lake, HMS Confiance 1814, a 36 gun frigate.

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