British sloop 'Guadeloupe' (1809)

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Guadeloupe
Guadaloupe
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French brig-corvette 'La Nisus' (1805) (16) 1805-1809 French 16 Gun Unrated Brig-Corvette
Captured	12.12.1809	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Granville - Normandy	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Palinure Class (1803)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	François Timothée Benjamin PestelFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1793-1821	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Sold	3.11.1814	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck98' 8 ⅝"Imperial Feet29.8863
Length of Keel78' 3 ½"Imperial Feet23.7871
Breadth28' 4 ¾"Imperial Feet8.5535
Depth in Hold13' 10"Imperial Feet3.9624
Burthen335 ¹⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1810Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck14 British 24-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1810100 BWAS-1793

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1810 - 8.1810CommanderBWAS-179312.1810 - 7.1.1812CommanderBWAS-17937.1.1812 - 1813CommanderBWAS-17931813 - 4.1814CommanderBWAS-17934.1814 - 8.1814LieutenantBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
24.1.1810 - 1.9.1810Acting Lieutenant Discharged ADM 196/2/1ADM 196

Service History

DateEventSource
23.8.1810Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
23.1.1811Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
27.6.1811Action of 1811-06-27
25.10.1811Took the Privateer in the Mediterranean
8.1814Paid offBWAS-1793
3.11.1814Sold at Plymouth for £930BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 196 Document

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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