British sloop 'Moselle' (1804)

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Moselle

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Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered7.11.1803BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down3.1804BWAS-1793
Launched10.1804BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardKing's Boatbuilders - Dover BWAS-1793
Ship ClassCruizer Class (1797)BWAS-1793
Designed by
William RuleBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1778-1813
BWAS-1793
Constructor
John KingBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1769
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Sold14.12.1815BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 1 ½"Imperial Feet30.4927 
Length of Keel77' 6"Imperial Feet23.4914 
Breadth30' 7"Imperial Feet9.3218 
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719 
Draught Forward5' 2"Imperial Feet1.5748 
Draught Aft10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004 
Burthen385Tons BM 

Armament


10.1804Broadside Weight = 262 Imperial Pound ( 118.817 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1797121Design Complement

9 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
27.12.1804 - 1.1805Commander
Robert SimpsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1808
BWAS-17931.1805 - 22.1.1806Commander
John Surman CardenBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1855
BWAS-179322.1.1806 - 1809Commander
Alexander GordonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1815
BWAS-17931809 - 26.11.1811Commander
Henry BoysBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1811
BWAS-179326.11.1811 - 1812Commander
Christopher Crackenthorp AskewBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1846
BWAS-17931812 - 10.1812Commander
George MowbrayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1812
BWAS-179320.10.1812 - 2.1813Commander
Hutton DawsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1809-1813
†BWAS-17932.1813 - 7.1813Lieutenant
John Knill KinsmanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1802-1813
BWAS-17937.1813 - 1815Commander
John MoberlyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1815
BWAS-1793

Service History


DateEventSource
8.11.1804Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
28.1.1805Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
7.1.1807Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
16.1.1808Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
9.1808Took the Schooner
Le Pike (4) 1807-1808
French 4 Gun
Privateer Schooner

28.5.1809Took the Unrated
Le Beau Narcisse (8) 1809-1809
French 8 Gun
Unrated Unknown
in the West Indies
14.12.1815Sold at Deptford for £850BWAS-1793

 
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