British sloop 'Merlin' (1803)

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Merlin			5379
Nominal Guns	16
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	7.1803
First Commissioned	8.1803
Shipyard	South Shields - Durham - River Tyne
Category	Unrated
Ship Type	Sloop
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold	21.1.1836

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck104' 0"Imperial Feet31.6992
Length of Keel79' 10"Imperial Feet24.0792
Breadth30' 6"Imperial Feet9.2964
Depth in Hold12' 10"Imperial Feet3.6576
Burthen395Tons BM

Armament

8.1803Broadside Weight = 278 Imperial Pound ( 126.073 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck14 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder
Spardeck4 British 24-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.1803100 BWAS-1793

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
8.1803 - 1.1805CommanderBWAS-17931.1805 - 3.1806CommanderBWAS-17933.1806 - 1807CommanderBWAS-17931807 - 6.1807CommanderBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
20.7.1803Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
20.9.1803Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
16.10.1803Burnt the wreck of the near La HogueBWAS-1793
27.10.1803Took the Privateer
3.1806In the West IndiesBWAS-1793
4.1807Laid up at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
6.1807Paid offBWAS-1793
10.1810fitting as a Receiving Ship at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
21.1.1836Sold at Portsmouth for £510BWAS-1793

Notes on Ship

OriginBWAS-1793
Mercantile Hercules built at South Shields in 1801

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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