British sloop 'Modeste' (1837)

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Modeste
Nominal Guns	18	B181
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	6.2.1837	B181
Keel Laid Down	5.1837	B181
Launched	31.10.1837	B181
First Commissioned	3.1838	B181
How acquired	Purpose built	B181
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	B181
Category	Unrated	B181
Ship Type	Sloop
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold for Break Up	3.1866	B181

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB181
Length of Gundeck120' 0"Imperial Feet36.576
Length of Keel98' 7"Imperial Feet29.8926
Breadth32' 9"Imperial Feet9.8679
Breadth (oa)33' 1"Imperial Feet10.0669
Depth in Hold14' 2"Imperial Feet4.2799
Burthen562 ³⁰⁄₉₄Imperial Feet0.0081

Armament

3.1838Broadside Weight = 288 Imperial Pound ( 130.608 kg)B181
Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 32-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.1838120Design complementB181

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
16.10.1841 - 12.1842CommanderW0255.6.1843 - 1845CommanderNBD18495.6.1843 - 1846CommanderNBD1849

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
25.7.1838 - 6.7.1841First LieutenantNBD184917.8.1841 - 30.12.1842LieutenantNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
14.6.1842Capture of Woosung
16.6.1842Occupation of Shanghai

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B181David Lyon, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

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