British sloop 'Electra' (1808)

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Electra
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French brig-corvette 'L'Espiègle' (1804) (16) 1804-1808 French 16 Gun Unrated Brig-Corvette
Captured	16.8.1808	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Saint-Servan - St Malo - Brittany	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Palinure Class (1803)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	François Timothée Benjamin PestelFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1793-1821	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Sold	11.7.1816	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck93' 3"Imperial Feet28.3718
Length of Keel74' 6 ⅝"Imperial Feet22.5711
Breadth28' 2 ⅛"Imperial Feet8.5376
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719
Burthen314 ⁷⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

2.1812Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck14 British 24-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
2.1812 - 6.1814CommanderBWAS-17936.1814 - 15.10.1814Commander†BWAS-17934.11.1814 - 1815CommanderBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
28.9.1808Arrived at Plymouth and laid upBWAS-1793
14.11.1811Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
7.3.1812Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
27.4.1812Sailed for NewfoundlandBWAS-1793
7.7.1813Took the Privateer
1815Paid offBWAS-1793
11.7.1816Sold at Deptford for £800BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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