British Sixth Rate post ship 'Laurestinus' (1810)

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Laurestinus
Nominal Guns	22	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Sixth Rate frigate 'L'Espérance' (1808) (24) 1808-1810 French 24 Gun 6th Rate Frigate
Captured	12.4.1810	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	5.1811	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Bridport - Dorset
Designed by	Sir John HenslowBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1761-1801	BWAS-1793
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Post Ship	BWAS-1793
Wrecked	22.10.1813	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck118' 0"Imperial Feet35.9664
Length of Keel98' 7 ¼"Imperial Feet29.8768
Breadth32' 0 ¼"Imperial Feet9.76
Depth in Hold10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004
Burthen526 ³⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

12.4.1810Broadside Weight = 201 Imperial Pound ( 91.1535 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck22 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.1811155 BWAS-1793

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.1811 - 7.1812CaptainBWAS-17937.1812 - 21.8.1813CaptainBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
10.1810Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
6.1811Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
27.7.1811Sailed for South AmericaBWAS-1793
20.9.1812Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1793
22.10.1813Wrecked in the BahamasBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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