British sloop 'Queen Mab' (1807)

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Queen Mab ➡ 1807 Coquette
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	4.10.1805	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	2.1806	BWAS-1793
Launched	24.4.1807	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Temple's Yard - Jarrow	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Talbot Class (1805)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Simon TempleBritish Ship Builder Service 1759	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	30.4.1817	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck113' 3 ½"Imperial Feet34.4551
Length of Keel94' 2 ⅜"Imperial Feet28.6607
Breadth31' 1"Imperial Feet9.4742
Depth in Hold9' 5"Imperial Feet2.8702
Draught Forward7' 0"Imperial Feet2.1336
Draught Aft10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048
Burthen484 ¹⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

24.4.1807Broadside Weight = 348 Imperial Pound ( 157.818 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck18 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 12-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder
Pivot Mount1 British 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
10.1805121Design Complement

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
6.1807 - 21.10.1810CommanderBWAS-179321.10.1810 - 1812CommanderBWAS-17933.1812 - 5.1812CaptainBWAS-17935.1812 - 1813CaptainBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
28.8.1807 - 1807LieutenantNL1865

Service History

DateEventSource
6.6.1807Renamed CoquetteBWAS-1793
13.6.1807Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
28.10.1807Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
19.4.1809Sailed with a convoy for QuebecBWAS-1793
1.1812Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
5.1812Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
14.12.1812Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
1814In Ordinary at WoolwichBWAS-1793
30.4.1817Sold at Woolwich to Mr. Ismay for £1,090BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NL1865The Admiralty, Digital Book

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