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Fama

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Nominal Guns18BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
Danish sloop 'Fama' (1802) (18) 1802-1808
Danish 18 Gun
Unrated Sloop
Captured11.8.1808BWAS-1793
ShipyardCopenhagen - Zealand BWAS-1793
Designed by
Frantz Christopher Henrich HohlenbergDanish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1765-1804
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Wrecked23.12.1808BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Burthen315Tons BM 

Armament


8.1808Broadside Weight = 102 Danish Pund (111.486 lbs 50.9796 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 Danish 12-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck2 Danish 6-Pounder

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
8.1808 - 23.12.1808Lieutenant
Charles ToppingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1694-1695
BWAS-1793

Service History


DateEventSource
23.12.1808Wrecked off Bornholm in the Baltic, 2 men and 6 women froze to deathBWAS-1793

 
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