British schooner 'Paz' (1807)

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Paz
Nominal Guns	12	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Spanish schooner 'Paz' (1807) (12) 1807-1807 Spanish 12 Gun Unrated Schooner
Captured	3.2.1807	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Schooner	BWAS-1793
Sold	1816	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Burthen141Tons BM

Armament

2.1807Broadside Weight = 66 Imperial Pound ( 29.931 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck10 British 12-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.180740 BWAS-1793

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
2.1807 - 4.1807LieutenantBWAS-17934.1807 - 1809LieutenantBWAS-17931812 - 10.1814LieutenantBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
24.4.1808Began refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
4.6.1808RegisteredBWAS-1793
6.6.1808Completed refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
22.4.1811Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1793
17.3.1813Took the Privateer
10.1814Paid offBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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Posted by xpn on Friday 30th of October 2020 07:22

My ancestor James Gull of Ware Hertfordshire appears by affadavit on his marriage bond on October 17th 1810 where he states that he is clerk to HM Schooner Paz

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