British schooner 'Nonpareil' (1808)

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Nonpareil
Nominal Guns	12	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	American Privateer schooner 'Nonpareil' (1807) (12) 1807-1808 American 12 Gun Privateer Schooner
Captured	4.2.1808	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	7.7.1808	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Baltimore - Maryland	BWAS-1793
Constructor	William PriceAmerican Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Schooner	BWAS-1793
Sold	1813	BWAS-1793

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck88' 0"Imperial Feet26.8224
Breadth23' 0"Imperial Feet7.0104
Burthen210Tons BM

8.1808Broadside Weight = 72 Imperial Pound ( 32.652 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck12 British 12-Pound Carronade

DateEventSource
19.12.1812Damaged in a storm in the TagusBWAS-1793

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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