British sloop 'Guachapin' (1801)

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Guachapin
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer brig 'Le Guapachin' (1800) (16) 1800-1801 French 16 Gun Privateer Brig
Captured	1.1801	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	2.1801	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Bayonne - Aquitaine	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Wrecked	29.7.1811	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck80' 5"Imperial Feet24.511
Length of Keel63' 4"Imperial Feet19.2363
Breadth23' 1"Imperial Feet7.0189
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen176Tons BM

Armament

1801Broadside Weight = 78 Imperial Pound ( 35.373 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck12 British 12-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck2 British 6-Pounder

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
28.4.1800 - 28.4.1802CommanderBWAS-179329.4.1802 - 6.1804LieutenantBWAS-179321.6.1804 - 1807CommanderBWAS-17931807LieutenantBWAS-17931811 - 29.7.1811Lieutenant†BWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
25.4.1804Capture of Surinam
13.9.1806Commissioned as Guardship at St Johns, AntiguaBWAS-1793
29.7.1811Driven ashore on Antigua by a HurricaneBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jon Miller on Saturday 30th of May 2026 15:19

The Spanish ship Ill Teressa, of 18 guns and 60 men, has been captured off St Lucia, and taken into Martinique, by his Majesty’s ship Guachupin [sic], Lieut Butcher, after a gallant action of an hour and a half; the Heureux frigate in sight at the time. She is supposed to be a valuable prize, having a quantity of specie on board. The Guachupin is gone to Antigua to refit. [London Courier, 24 October 1801]

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