British Sixth Rate post ship 'Laurel' (1795)

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Laurel
Nominal Guns	22	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Captured	15.4.1795	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	12.1795	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Bayonne - Aquitaine	BWAS-1793
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Post Ship	BWAS-1793
Sold	1797	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck107' 0"Imperial Feet32.6136
Length of Keel82' 6 ½"Imperial Feet25.0063
Breadth30' 0"Imperial Feet9.144
Depth in Hold8' 7"Imperial Feet2.6162
Burthen423 ⁸¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

2.7.1795Broadside Weight = 99 Imperial Pound ( 44.8965 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck22 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.7.1795160 BWAS-1793

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
22.9.1795 - 28.2.1797CaptainBWAS-1793

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
31.8.1795 - 12.17961st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
7.1795Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
8.12.1795Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £5811.0.0dBWAS-1793
1796Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
1797Sold at JamaicaBWAS-1793
28.2.1797Paid offADM 51

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 51 Archive

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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Posted by Tim Oakley on Monday 2nd of July 2012 06:36

I have Laurel as the Jean Bart 26 taken by Commodore Warrens Squadron off Rochefort 15 Apr 1795 ref JJ Colledge?

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