British Sixth Rate post ship 'Rainbow' (1809)

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Rainbow
Nominal Guns	20	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Sixth Rate corvette 'L'Iris' (1806) (24) 1806-1809 French 24 Gun 6th Rate Corvette
Captured	3.1.1809	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	8.1809	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Dunkerque - Flanders	BWAS-1714
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Post Ship	BWAS-1793
Sold	23.5.1815	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck123' 9"Imperial Feet37.5003
Length of Keel105' 0 ⅝"Imperial Feet32.0199
Breadth32' 5"Imperial Feet9.8171
Depth in Hold10' 1 ½"Imperial Feet3.0607
Burthen587 ¹⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

8.1809Broadside Weight = 150 Imperial Pound ( 68.025 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.1809155 BWAS-1793

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
8.1809 - 6.1812CaptainBWAS-17936.1812 - 9.1812CaptainBWAS-179320.6.1812 - 5.2.1813CaptainNAO9.1812 - 1813CaptainBWAS-17931813 - 8.3.1814CaptainBWAS-17938.3.1814 - 1.7.1814CaptainBWAS-17931.7.1814 - 12.1814CaptainBWAS-1793

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1814MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
14.3.1809Arrived at WoolwichBWAS-1793
4.1809Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
23.8.1809Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
4.11.1809Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
9.2.1810Action of 1810-02-09
1813In the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
12.1814Paid offBWAS-1793
25.3.1815Sold at Deptford for £860BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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