British sloop 'Orestes' (1803)

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Orestes
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	8.1803	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	9.1803	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Harwich - Essex	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Burnt to avoid capture	12.7.1805	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck101' 0"Imperial Feet30.7848
Length of Keel72' 2 ½"Imperial Feet21.9583
Breadth27' 0"Imperial Feet8.2296
Depth in Hold11' 8"Imperial Feet3.556
Burthen280' 0"Tons BM

Armament

8.1803Broadside Weight = 168 Imperial Pound ( 76.188 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck14 British 24-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.180380 BWAS-1793

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
9.1803 - 11.7.1805CommanderBWAS-1793

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
10.9.1803 - 9.2.1805MasterADM 29-1

Service History

DateEventSource
9.1803Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
11.1803Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
12.7.1805Grounded on the Splinter Sand near Dunkirk and burnt to avoid captureBWAS-1793

Notes on Ship

OriginBWAS-1793
Mercantile Ann? built at Harwich in 1803

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29-1 Document

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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